One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to college, Randy - and I were sitting out on the front porch. And he was brilliant. He ended up - he just retired from Boeing…

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There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in...

And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion...

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion...

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...