You can take a dog outside, but you can't make it pee

... a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.

While real sacrifice is committed to the result, it relishes the effort

She loved the way her city always sounded like it was celebrating.

North Korea has nukes. Japan has a problem with that. I mean, they have a big problem with that. Maybe they would in fact be better off if they defend themselves from North Korea.

Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language to dealing with prejudice.

As well as being in love, we're great friends. Warren makes me feel wanted, and that counts a lot with me.

... the natural world is the old river that runs through everything, and I think poets will forever fish along its shores.

Nobody's going to go home for a year and come back. Nobody could ever enforce that. Nobody in their right mind would ever try to do it.

The best trick I learned was when a priest came to me when I was an altar boy and said, "Always, when you make a mistake, pretend it's ritual." It's beautiful!