I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.'

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one

Ralph Waldo Emerson

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

Herbert Hoover

The Moon is opposing Jupiter. Don't get involved, it's their problem.

Jim Critchfield

Lean forward into your life...catch the best bits and the finest wind. Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and see how dramatically that small lean can change your life.

Mary Anne Radmacher

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.

Christian Bale

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

Naguib Mahfouz

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

Steven Wright

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

Casey Stengel

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles.. by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

Mark Twain

My faith doesn't go over real well in Hollywood.

Jim Caviezel

What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.

Barry Commoner

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around.

Katharine Hepburn