Where beauty is worshipped for beauty's sake as a goddess, independent of and superior to morality and philosophy, the most horrible putrefaction is apt to set in. The lives of the aesthetes are the far from edifying commentary on the religion of beauty.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Joseph Joubert

Looking into the spirit of others is sometimes like looking into a pond. Though we aim to see what's deep in the bottom, we are often distracted by our own reflection.

Katina Ferguson

First sign of madness, talking to your own head.

J.K. Rowling

You've always been what you are. That's not new. What you'll get used to is knowing it.

Cassandra Clare

With publicity comes humiliation.

Tama Janowitz

Fatigue is the best pillow.

Benjamin Franklin

For President Obama, 'home of the brave' are not just the last words of our national anthem, but also a call to action. This is why the president's policies and our platform include incentives to train and hire our troops returning home. Not only because of our moral responsibility, but because it makes for a stronger, more secure American economy.

Cory Booker

I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir.

Armistead Maupin

Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind.

Charles L. Lucas

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

Sallust

My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office.

Mike Myers

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Alexander Pope