Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.

My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company of others, no intelligent conversation, no exchange of information with peers; only the most pressing needs can make me venture into society. I am obliged to live like an outcast.

Ludwig van Beethoven

A hard man is good to find.

Mae West

We've finally told the world that this is sports entertainment, and I think one of the best forms of entertainment is anything that's fun or funny, something that you really enjoy watching or listening to.

Jerry Lawler

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Miguel de Cervantes

Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honor bright

William Shakespeare

But sometimes this hatred broke like a wave, unexplainably collapsing under its own weight, and before it would begin to well up again, she suddenly felt nothing but pure compassion for him, a kindness and forgiveness that almost broke her heart.

Sana Krasikov

But I have been in some very beautiful churches, then I've looked outside and seen people starving to death.

Don Van Vliet

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.

Fran Lebowitz

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final.

Source Unknown

I think people are more savvy about cooking, food and dining. I notice they are looking for more value for their money - not in larger portions but more in terms of healthier, fresh, farm-to-table dishes with a nice presentation.

Cat Cora

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

John Burroughs