"Be careful, you are not in Wonderland. I've heard the strange madness long growing in your soul. But you are fortunate in your ignorance, in your isolation. You who have suffered, find where love hides. Give, share, lose—lest we die, unbloomed."

“Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.”

Source : David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.47, CornerStone Leadership Inst

“I have a different idea of a universal. It is of a universal rich with all that is particular, rich with all the particulars there are, the deepening of each particular, the coexistence of them all.”

“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

“I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.”

“I use high velocity to keep hitters off balance.”

“How old are you?” she asked. My answer was automatic and ingrained. “Seventeen.” “And how long have you been seventeen?” I tried not to smile at the patronizing tone. “A while,” I admitted. “Okay,” she said, abruptly enthusiastic. She smiled up at me.”

“America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.”

“I can think of a lot of women clients of mine who are well into their 50s or 60s who are still quintessentially very elegant.”