When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

Venus Williams

The artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

Friedrich von Schiller

He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark.

J.K. Rowling

Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.

E. R. Beadle

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

Austin O'Malley

With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America's exalted purpose and inspiring way of life?

Adlai Stevenson

Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.

Jo Brand

Lay down an unforgiving spirit, because there'll be no peace until you do.

Anita R. Sneed-Carter

The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.

John Boehner

Decision: Something a man makes when he cannot get anyone to serve on a committee.

Fletcher Knebel

I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful.

Jordin Sparks

The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking!

Anthony Minghella