The American Way is an amalgam of our compassion, our strengths, our failings and our attempts to build a better world, a more perfect union.

On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life really were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us happen because we really deserve them?

I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.

We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first we must choose to use it. We're told every day, You can't change the world. But the world is changing every day. Only question is who's doing it? You or somebody else?

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.

There are people in life, who show you how to live. There are people in life, who show you how to die.