I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Henri Rousseau

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

James Russell Lowell

I never apologize for the truth. And the truth here is that racists come in many different colors.

Kinky Friedman

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

William Ellery Channing

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela

Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.

Victor Hugo

You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money.

Chad Harbach

By asking the question 'Am I happy?,' and via the answer setting out what I mean by happiness, there is a political route that can be taken, by asking another question - 'Can politics deliver happiness, and should it try?'

Alastair Campbell

Times change, and we change with them.

William Harrison

Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family.

Novak Djokovic

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Baltasar Gracian

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

Wayne Gretzky