The beauty of the world...has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.

Widow. The word consumes itself.

Sylvia Plath

In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above...so I never have to go upstairs.

Steven Wright

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

Hilary Swank

Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different.

Bobby Womack

We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wanted to do this same number that we did for PBS, so we did it and Paris had always considered us their darlings.

Katherine Dunham

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.

Joan Baez

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.

Ryunosuke Satoro

I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He's got such a wicked sense of humor.

Moby

We just did a survey that showed.... something like 65 percent of the American people couldn't vote for the First Amendment if it was up for a vote today.

Peter Prichard

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.

Henry David Thoreau

Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

Emily Dickinson

The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience.

Howie Mandel