An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Mark Twain

There is no liberation without labor... and there is no freedom which is free.

The Siri Singh Sahib

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

David Grayson

Humane science must be adapted to the requirements of a balanced and rewarding life.

Paul Karl Feyerabend

Most will regret opening up the doors to truth, while others will cower at thought of living an illusion. In the end, does impracticality defeat curiosity?

Lionel Suggs

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

J.K. Rowling

'Let God be true but every man a liar' is the language of true faith.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

I'm a big collector of vinyl - I have a record room in my house - and I've always had a huge soundtrack album collection. So what I do, as I'm writing a movie, is go through all those songs, trying to find good songs for fights, or good pieces of music to layer into the film.

Quentin Tarantino

I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've made some bad choices - not in men, but in how I've chosen to deal with relationships.

Selma Blair

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

Ruth Benedict

I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked.

Alphonse Karr

When I was eight, I played Little League. I was on first; I stole third; I went straight across. Earlier that week, I learned that the shortest distance between two points was a straight line. I took advantage of that knowledge.

Steven Wright