“Raise hell – big time. I want y’all to get out there and raise hell about damned near everything. My word, there’s a world out there that needs fixing. Get out there and get after it.”

“In the middle of the night, things well up from the past that are not always cause for rejoicing — the unsolved, the painful encounters, the mistakes, the reasons for shame or woe. But all, good or bad, give me food for thought, food to grow on.”

“Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We’re unrehearsed.”

“Remember, you cannot look at the sun or death for very long.”

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”

“The greatest joy of old age is you don’t give a toss.”