Beauty is often worse than wine intoxicating both the holder and beholder.

My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.

Luis Barragan

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

Ivy Baker

I like to have a martini,Two at the very most.After three I'm under the table,After four I'm under my host!

Dorothy Parker

Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.

Blanche Lincoln

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

James Broughton

If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.

Yogi Berra

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

Lili Taylor

My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad's car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has 'Kid Charlemagne' on it.

St. Vincent

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

Mignon McLaughlin

Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought. Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper.

Terry Pratchett

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men

Epicurus