We must never throw away a bushel of truth because it happens to contain a few grains of chaff.
When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.
Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.
Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants.
There are six myths about old age: 1. That it's a disease, a disaster. 2. That we are mindless. 3. That we are sexless. 4. That we are useless. 5. That we are powerless. 6. That we are all alike.
A healthy community is one in which the elderly protect, care for, love and assist the younger ones to provide continuity and hope.
Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.
You know, bud, I don’t know you from Adam, but that’s my baby sister you’re hanging on to. So I’m thinking the wisest course of action for you is to let her go and introduce yourself. Pronto. (Rain)
. . . Wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie.
I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument.