Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.

For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine.

Matthew Prior

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

Billie Jean King

When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true

Michael Jackson

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

John Burroughs

The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.

Nancy Pelosi

There is no death, only a change of worlds.

American Indian Proverb, Duwamis

Harvard Medical School, the University of South Florida and the American Psychiatric Association have all conducted studies showing that the earlier one begins gambling, the more likely it is he or she will become an addicted, problem gambler.

Spencer Bachus

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.

Ben Stiller

Dios tarda pero no olvida -- God delays but doesn't forget.

Proverb

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

P. J. O'Rourke

We are told, that the subjection of Americans may tend to the diminution of our own liberties; an event, which none but very perspicacious politicians are able to foresee. If slavery be thus fatally contagious, how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?

Samuel Johnson

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

William James