Historians in the future, in my opinion, will congratulate us on very little other than our clowning and our jazz.

History is merely a list of surprises... It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.

I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee. I have also told them not to work for companies which make massacre machinery, and to express contempt for people who think we need machinery like that.

Bad guys turned informer. Good guys didn't - no matter when, no matter what.

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!

Until you die .. it's all life.

People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write.