Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Gentlemen, the character of Washington is among the most cherished contemplations of my life. It is a fixed star in the firmament of great names, shining without twinkling or obscuration, with clear, steady, beneficent light.

Daniel Webster

The publication of the third volume of Capital has made hardly any impression upon bourgeois economic science.

Rudolf Hilferding

I... chose my wife as she did her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.

Oliver Goldsmith

As you think, so shall you become.

Bruce Lee

I'm awake, but my soul is still sleeping in your heart.

Mariana Fulger

I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.

Gloria Swanson

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

John Wooden

That a marriage ends is less than ideal but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds.

John Updike

I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.

Jonathan Swift

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

Rick Perry

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

Robertson Davies

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

Virginia Satir