"Kids do better, frankly [when the economy is strong]. Jobs make great years for kids."

“Coloring allows folks to express themselves in a creative way. It's healthy.”

Source : Source: puregrainaudio.com

“I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.”

“I don't think I can be intimidated about working with any comedic actors. It felt great to get to play hardball with the big boys as they say.”

“Kindness can reach the deepest call of the heart and soul, and lead to a different kind of world and self.”

Source : Jean Maalouf (2003). “The Healing Power of Kindness”, p.3, Twenty-Third Publications

“I think I was able to endure risks not because I was ambitious about great stories but I was curious as a journalist.”

Source : "This journalist didn’t just interview North Korean defectors, he followed them on their escape". Interview with Anna Fifield, www.washingtonpost.com. June 20, 2015.

“In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more.”

Source : "Linda Ronstadt a Solderada for a time such as this". Interview with Dr. Alan Carlos Hernandez, www.heralddeparis.com. June 18, 2010.

“Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term 'we' or 'us' and at the same time decreases those labeled 'you' or 'them' until that category has no one left in it.”

“Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.”