A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.

Music doesn't have to be your livelihood to make your 'hood lively.

Turning seventy is like beginning the eighth inning of a baseball game. The contest is nearing completion, but there's likely to be some action, and even a few exciting plays, before the game draws to an end.

Some people have a perverse talent; they're capable of shooting themselves in the foot and stabbing themselves in the back at the exact same time.

The world will never discover a person who is hiding in the crowd.

In all human affairs, the wisest course is to be passionate about the role of reason and reasonable about the role of passion.

People sometimes forget when you remember, but they always remember when you forget.