The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.

It was actually a women's writing group I belonged to in graduate school that gave me the courage to move from poetry to fiction.

Mary Gordon

Envy is the only name she could find for the monstrous thing she faced, but it was much worse than envy: it was the profound hatred of life, of success and of all human values, felt by a certain kind of mediocrity...the kind who feels pleasure on hearing about a stranger's misfortune. It was hatred of the good for being the good...hatred of ability, of beauty, of honesty, of earnestness, of achievement and, above all, of human joy.

Ayn Rand, From, "Los Angeles Tim

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do

Thomas Jefferson

Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

I only like food without color, like potatoes, bread, and pasta.

Emma Roberts

You are not as insignificant as you have often been told, nor are you any more significant than you have often told yourself.

Maureen Moss

Hurt a fly! He would not for the world: he's pitiful to flies even. Sing, says he, and tease me still, if that's your way, poor insect.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you die or when you're going, someone's supposed to listen to that music and know everything about you. And I just try to get that across.

Lil Wayne

Once you gave a thing a name, you gave it life.

Terry Pratchett

When I was living on the street I would be standing out in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater, leaning against my car and signing autographs and nobody had any idea that I was living in it.

Danny Bonaduce

Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes - contribute to greater energy and positive emotions.

Marilu Henner

A therapist who rushes to help forgets to listen.

Noam Shpancer