War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations.
Best trumpet: Mike Vax, an alumnus of the Kenton Band, who plays every style with a bright cutting edge, throwing in bop riffs here and there.
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long.
I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco. '
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there?
Be mild, and cleave to gentle things, thy glory and thy happiness be there.
I believe that life is valuable, even when it is unwanted, even when it is physically imperfect. I believe our society has a responsibility to defend the vulnerable and the weak. And I believe our nation should set a goal that unborn children should be welcomed in life and protected in law.
I like it when every pitch counts. There are a lot of people who see it as a negative, but I try to feed off it.
There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.