"Technology fuels economy, unfortunately in today’s world it’s the fuel that drags economy"

“Everything's coming up roses - for me.”

“Do not think that your crying and complaints can force Jesus to become sentimental and then give Himself out so cheaply.”

“There's no problem so great it can't be solved. If it can't be solved, it's not a problem, it's reality.”

“Home is where the people who live there need me to come home to them, and worry about me when I'm gone. There's no such place on this earth, no matter how far I drive.”

“I think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid.”

Source : "Richard Russo on Painting a Canvas With His Novels". HBO Interview, www.hbo.com.

“We had to sit in this courtroom in Reno for six weeks. It was like Disneyworld. We had no idea what a subliminal message was - it was just a combination of some weird guitar sounds, and the way I exhaled between lyrics. I had to sing 'Better by You, Better Than Me' in court, a cappella. I think that was when the judge thought, 'What am I doing here? No band goes out of its way to kill its fans'.”

“Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.”

“Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.”