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Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

I certainly don't read coverage of me, I read what else is going on that I need to know about to do my job.

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.

All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing.

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.

People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

I did 13-something years of talking to wrestlers and promoters about why they did certain things and why they booked matches a certain way and what they were thinking and whether they were satisfied with the draw. And I got a lot of insight in the business.

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

I think there are some in the Democratic Party - not all - but I think there are some people in the Democratic Party that think that the immigration issue is more valuable to them unsolved. That it gives them something to talk about, that they can go back to Hispanic communities and make unrealistic promises every two years and win votes.

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.

The thing you don't dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.

Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just about a number. It's never been anything I understood.

I think a common misperception about attuning and tending to a child's needs so constantly is that they don't grow in their independence, but I think that the opposite is true.

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply.

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

I don't want to talk about genies in bottles anymore.

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.