There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them.

Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.

Jean Cocteau

The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.

Gwen Stefani

Disappointment came to me,and booted me,and bruised and hurt me,but that's how people grow up.

Morrissey

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.

John Cleese

As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.

Jeb Bush

Life is amazing: and the teacher had better prepare himself to be a medium for that amazement.

Edward Blishen

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.

Evo Morales

hatever my intentions, whatever the truth of my claim, I had no business giving a lecture to a total stranger.

Ayelet Waldman

All are equal Death lays his icy hand on kings:Sceptre and crownMust tumble down,And in the dust be equal madeWith the poor crooked scythe and spade.

James Shirley, Death the Levelle

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

George Eliot

I traveled the state of Florida for two years campaigning. I have never met a job creator who told me that they were waiting for the next tax increase before they started growing their business. I've never met a single job creator who's ever said to me I can't wait until government raises taxes again so I can go out and create a job.

Marco Rubio