Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner.

He went to the church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and for, and patted the children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of homes, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed of any walk, that anything, could give him so much happiness. (p. 119)

Charles Dickens

There is no higher value in our society than integrity.

Arlen Specter

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Johnny Unitas

There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.

George Steiner

Il faut regarder la configuration ensemble pour déterminer le comportement des parties et non l'inverse.

Paul Weiss

God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in His arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos: He will set them above their betters.

H. L. Mencken

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Grandma Moses

It is not enough to give the customer excellent service. You must subtly make him aware of the great service he is getting.

Source Unknown

We were still at the age when girls are years older than guy, and the guys grow up by doing their best when the girls need them to.

Tana French

My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.

Gary Lineker

In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking from the best chefs in the business.

Ted Allen

What sexual preference do you hope she has? Happiness. Isnt that cool?

Francesca Lia Block