I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.

Some of us cannot be optimists, but all of us can be bigamists

Mark Twain

I'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see that there are new artists coming through. It's kinda funny to think that I'm like the old man on campus now. But I'm really happy for groups like One Direction. I think they're really good guys.

Joe Jonas

Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.

Abbott L. Lowell

One's family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way: One of these days I'll be over in a hospital somewhere with four walls around me. And the only people who'll be with me will be my family.

Robert Byrd

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.

John Abizaid

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.

American Indian Proverb, Minquas

Sometimes we don't know we're dreaming; we can't even fathom that we're asleep.

Jodi Picoult

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Mary Kay Ash

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.

Thomas Carlyle

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

H. G. Wells

The '60s were an amazing time.

Peter Max

In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.

Ian Mcewan