We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.

Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them. Don't analyze yourself. Give the relevant facts and let your readers make their own judgments. Stick to your story. It is not the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.

Evelyn Waugh

My dad was a musician. He was a singer and he played the guitar, so music was always around.

Kris Allen

If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.

Keira Knightley

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.

Samuel Johnson

Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also

J.K. Rowling

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Moliere

If [God] send me no husband, for the which blessing I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening ...

William Shakespeare

No one leaves a long-term relationship scot-free or without conflict.

Susie Orbach

We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.

Ronald David Laing

If I could have one prayer answered, I would pray for patience. I move so fast sometimes. I try to slow down.

Debra Winger

Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports. . . all others are games.

Ernest Hemingway

Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.

Barry Finlay