Don't pour the oil directly into my navel, pour it on my sternum and let it run down into my navel, you ignorant peasant.

The French have a new president, the British will soon have a new P.M., and we envy them as we endure the endless wait for this small dim man to go back to Texas and resume his life.

It's important for survival that children have their own experiences, the kind they learn from. The kind their parents arrange for are not as useful. Good parents are the hardest to get rid of.

Second violins can play a concerto perfectly if they're in their own home and nobody's there.

In romance, as in life, you only learn when you're losing.

Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.

Ralph Stanley is like an uncle to us and now that all my uncles are gone, Ralph's singing is even more precious. This album of classic folk songs is one of his best.