"Music is the shorthand of emotion."

"It is a enduring truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles."

"Wisdom principle 79 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 18."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering."

"Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority."

"I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here."

"I think somehow men understand other men's need for respect differently than they understand it for a woman. I'm disappointed to have to say that, but I think it's undeniably true."

"The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality."