To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable.

Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'

Chris O'Dowd

I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.

John Mayer

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

Nicole Kidman

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

Merle Haggard

The sky was the yellow color of old cheese and the clouds flew across it, as if they had seen something horrifying in the desert wastes where they had so lately been.

Stephen King

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

Richard Branson

If there is any truth to my parenting the dreamwork movement, it comes from the power of the press.

Henry Reed

Why would you give someone the power to tell you that you can't go further when they don't even know how far you've come?

Steve Maraboli

All love is sweet, Given or returned. Common as light is love, And its familiar voice wearies not ever. They who inspire is most are fortunate, As I am now: but those who feel it most Are happier still.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.

Mitt Romney

The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.

Charles Browder

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.

Beverley Mitchell