"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."

“Throw all caution to the wind, today, on your 40th No need to have wisdom and sage But tomorrow, as you start your 5th decade Do try to act more your age”

“One cannot underestimate how widely admired Tom Daschle is in Washington for his integrity.”

Source : "Daschle withdraws as HHS nominee", www.cnn.com. February 3, 2009.

“Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.”

Source : Song: Take It as It Comes

“The young donÂ’t know what age is, and the old forget what youth was.”

“A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if used badly”

“I want to encourage people to make healthy life choices, whether it's training for a half-marathon, or eating more vegetables.”

“Power, as in the power structure, is why we are still using gas in cars.”

“If church prelates, past or present, had even an inkling of physiology they'd realize that what they term this inner ugliness creates and nourishes the hearing ear, the seeing eye, the active mind, and energetic body of man and woman, in the same way that dirt and dung at the roots give the plant its delicate leaves and the full-blown rose.”