"Because we men have been physically stronger and more arrogant, we've influenced much of the cool stuff of the world, like basing the definition of courage on what we do on battlefields rather than on the patience or endurance or tolerance necessary for a sometimes painful daily grind that includes small children."

"Recently, I was preparing to sing Springsteen's 'If I Should Fall Behind' for a wedding and was unable to get through it without tears. My wife handed me 'Love You Forever.' I read it. I cried. But that cry somehow cured me of crying while singing the song. Go figure."

"In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me."

"It's nice to have more than one little one because then you'll have - while one is pushing you in a wheelchair, the other one can open the doors for you."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Men of genius are often dull and inert in society as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone."

"Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave it is not in his nature."

"This continent, an open palm spread frank before the sky."