Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.

There are some nights when sleep plays coy, aloof and disdainful. And all the wiles that I employ to win its service to my side are useless as wounded pride, and much more painful.

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don't have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don't need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.