My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance.

We respect opposition to any position or policy. But we believe that the opinion that should prevail and be respected is that of the majority.

King Hussein I

I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.

Samantha Stosur

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically -- for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist -- but then what isn t?

Quentin Crisp

I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.

Nicole Kidman

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

John Bright

People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy.

Kristin Bauer van Straten

I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.

Lana Turner

The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.

Roland Barthes

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Rollo May

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

Bobby Knight

Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root word as awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seed of transformation.

Alan Cohen

Painting is a science and should be pursued as an inquiry into the laws of nature. Why, then, may not a landscape be considered as a branch of natural philosophy, of which pictures are but experiments?

John Constable