...the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the public eye.

qYour pride for your country should not come after your country becomes great

We live to read.

Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn't work.

I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else.

The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.

It's okay to learn from every experience, and it's okay to make mistakes.

A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.

Real responsibility means to live and speak in such a way as to help peoples faith and not to disturb it.

You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.