Lao Tzu

To lead people walk behind them.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.