"To recognize that mystery, we must go down deep into ourselves, into that place where the walls of our being are layered with our own memories. Remember that, as in any pool, when we cast one pebble we will see many, many concentric circles. One memory begets another and then another, building into stories."

“I see for Nature no defeat In one tree's overthrow Or for myself in my retreat For yet another blow.”

“Met you as a stranger Took you as a friend Hope we meet in Heaven Where friendship never ends”

“Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people have to learn to do it. But once you learn, once you know how to really cry, there's nothing quite like it. I feel sorry for those who don't know the trick. It's like whistling or singing.”

“Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.”

Source : "A chip off the ol' block - sort of" by Mitch Sherman, www.espn.com. April 10, 2011.

“It's easy to kick somebody when they're down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult issues than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. And I've told my colleagues it's time that we go stand up for the president.”

“People with big personalities are best in the center of the table. They can help carry the conversation from that place.”

“I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. You can do that any time you please - not that it's not a good inspirational tactic for the people that it works for.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. You cannot value him alone; you must set him, for contrast and comparison, among the dead.”