A few moments of silence may be all the meditation we need at times. Our homes could have a little space for withdrawal and quiet, and even a small garden could offer some distance from noise.
Congress is like first grade, only not as well behaved.
The latest developments in Iraq are deeply troubling, but as the United States considers military and diplomatic responses to the actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) action, we should be clear that U. S. troops on the ground cannot go a million miles near a sectarian civil war-it's simply not an option.
A lot of us spend our lives assuming we are going to get around to those things we want to do.
Whether its veterans disability claims, infrastructure projects, dam safety, or helping our farmers, what I am focused on is being useful for folks in the Hudson Valley.
I seem always to have two or three novels going at once. It takes me a long time to finish one.
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely.
Don't judge a book by its cover
There's a time when people say your work is revolutionary, but you have to keep being revolutionary. I can't keep shooting pop stars all my life. You have to keep changing, keep pushing yourself, looking for the new, the unusual.