He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.

Painting is a very difficult thing. It absorbs the whole man, body and soul, thus have I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life.

Max Beckmann

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.

Charles Chaplin

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Arthur C. Clarke

Semiotics is in principle the discipline studying everything which can be used in order to lie. If something cannot be used to tell a lie, conversely it cannot be used to tell the truth: it cannot in fact be used to tell at all.

Umberto Eco

Definition of Politics: Poli in latin meaning many and tics meaning blood-sucking parasites.

Anon.

It became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality.

Zachary Quinto

That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people.

Ray Harryhausen

Let your children go if you want to keep them.

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

Through devotion, your family cares become more peaceful, mutual love between husband and wife becomes more sincere, the service we owe to the prince more faithful, and our work, no matter what it is, becomes more pleasant and agreeable.

Saint Francis de Sales

My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose you ancestors carefully.

Bertrand Russell

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

Samuel Goldwyn

The world is rational and creative. It's a wonderful mystery for our minds to discover and celebrate . God's everywhere and we are all different. That's the beauty of it-the sheer diversity. What a tapestry to enjoy.

Adam Williams