"We're merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze."

“Water is the key to dealing with the twin challenges of poverty and growth.”

“American housewives have not had their brains shot away, nor are they schizophrenic in the clinical sense. But if ... the fundamental human drive is not the urge for pleasure or the satisfaction of biological needs, but the need to grow and to realize one's full potential, their comfortable, empty, purposeless days are indeed cause for a nameless terror.”

“... another guitar player who had a tremendous influence on my life was Howard Roberts ... I'd listened to a lot of Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith and Kenny Burrell, and I was certainly into those guys, but I was awestruck at the intensity and fire in Howards' guitar playing... for me, it became a roadmap...”

“When it comes to social issues, Republicans dont just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.”

“If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.”

“Everything's the same; I'm living with cancer and it's not going to stop me. But until you really test yourself and challenge yourself, I don't think you quite know.”

“Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values.”

“Forget the Beatles and all the rest. This is the real Liverpool sound. It's real singing, and it's what the Kop is all about.”