The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly

Thomas Jefferson

Life is made up of only one thing: the now. The past and the future could be considered dreams, if only they were as real. At least a dream is in the now.?

Jarod Kintz

Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent.

Frantz Fanon

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.

Joseph Conrad

You can't sing about love unless you know about it.

Billy Eckstine

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

Amy Grant

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

Ren

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Stephen Vincent Benet

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.

Rufus Sewell

It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms.

John Millington Synge

But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it's where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.

Rafael Palmeiro

Quem diria que as palavras que nunca chegamos a dizer assentassem tão pesadamente?

Jodi Picoult