It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.

I don't know what makes a marriage work. My husband and I don't have it right at all it's very tough on him. From the outside it looks like it's all about me - I have a glorious career and he doesn't.

Emily Watson

Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing Embraceable You in spats.

Woody Allen

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.

Andrew Jackson

I always hated when my scars started to fade, because as long as I could still see them, I knew why I was hurting.

Jodi Picoult

Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.

Randy Johnson

Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care.

Dave Obey

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

Lewis Mumford

The Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Bible, Psalm 27: 1

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

Star Jones

We pencil-sketch our previous life so we can contrast it to the technicolor of the moment.

David Levithan

Change before you have to.

Jack Welch

I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

Susie Orbach