Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the wrap and woof of our conscious experience.

An English man does not travel to see English men.

Laurence Sterne

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

Karl Marx

As you have sown so shall you reap.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Marguerite Gardiner

It's odd how violence and humor so often go together, isn't it?

Dan Simmons

Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back in the same coin.

Joseph Conrad

We are participating in the orderly transfer of administrative authority by the direction of the people. And this is the simple magic which makes a commonplace routine a near miracle to many of the world

Ronald Reagan, Gubernatorial Ina

He who weeps does not die; weeping is a sign of life; weep, and your life is worth something again.

Halldór Laxness

I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy.

Nicky Hilton

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.

Morris K. Udall

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.

Chuck Close

I'm kind of surprised that so many of those other books were almost exactly like mine. They even follow the form. There were some books that even copied the stamp. It shows so little imagination.

Don Novello