Youre having a hard time and lately you dont feel so good; — Billy Joel

"Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But Im talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. Im in a New York state of mind."

"Oh, she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants Shes ahead of her time Oh, and she never gives out And she never gives in She just changes her mind."

"If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side Theres a roof above and good walls all around Youre my castle, youre my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house cause youre my home."

"And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness But its better than drinking alone."

"You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd We aint too pretty we aint too proud We might be laughing a bit too loud But that never hurt no one. Come on Virginia show me a sign Send up a signal Ill throw you the line. The stained-glass curtain youre hiding behind Never lets in the sun. And only the good die young."

"This is the time to remember Cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold on to Cause we wont, although well want to. This is the time, But time is gonna change. Youve given me the best of you But now I need the rest of you."

"In the life of the mass-order, the culture of the generality tends to conform to the demands of the average human being. Spirituality decays through being diffused among the masses when knowledge is impoverished in every possible way by rationalisation until it becomes accessible to the crude understanding of all."

"I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices."

"Sharon Tate was my best friend. Once, we were roommates. She introduced me to my husband. She was the godmother to my baby daughter who is named for her. In the six years time that I knew her, she never said an unkind word about anyone."

"Long time to see. (VS: Tapion)"

"Most mathematicians prove what they can, von Neumann proves what he wants." Once in a discussion about the rapid growth of mathematics in modern times, von Neumann was heard to remark that whereas thirty years ago a mathematician could grasp all of mathematics, that is impossible today. Someone asked him: "What percentage of all mathematics might a person aspire to understand today?" Von Neumann went into one of his five-second thinking trances, and said: "About 28 percent."

"Children must be free to think in all directions irrespective of the peculiar ideas of parents who often seal their childrens minds with preconceived prejudices and false concepts of past generations. Unless we are very careful, very careful indeed, and very conscientious, there is still great danger that our children may turn out to be the same kind of people we are."