"If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment."

“If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.”

Source : Song: Grits Ain't Groceries

“Compelled to become instruments of war, to kill and be killed, child soldiers are forced to give violent expression to the hatreds of adults”

“Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension.”

“I have noted that, barring accidents, artists whose powers wear best and last longest are those who have trained themselves to work under adversity. Great artists treasure their time with a bitter and snarling miserliness.”

Source : Catherine Drinker Bowen (1961). “The Nature of the Artist: An Address Delivered at the Dedication Ceremonies for Lee Pattison Recital Hall, Wilbur Hall, Mary Kimberly Residence Hall”

“In the winter, things are dead and dull, but then there is an explosion of life. That's what He promises people who believe in His Son. That's what all the Robertsons are banking on.”

“The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Don Rickles" By Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

“I was flying planes before I was driving cars. I started gliding when I was fourteen, about when I started photographing. I was a geeky kid, and the camera was a way in high school for me to have some power. Flying was, too, I guess.”

“In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.”