You don't have to tell everything you know, but let what you do say be the truth as you understand it.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Most people don't grow up. It's too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older.

Living well is an art that can be developed.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

If I'm going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don't just go bumbling over things.

At our best, we are all teachers