Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

I never got really good at hockey.

See the judge upon the bench who tries the case as best he can, see the wise and wicked ones who feed upon life's sacred fire, see the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired.

A lot of people influenced me as I was learning but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential, because I would hear his Christmas albums, which my parents played a lot.

To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.

I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.

Sometimes a broken dream will make you sad or make you mean. Sometimes things ain't bad as they seem.