Every transgression is a game, every grief easy to bear compared with having discovered beauty; it was at once the crime that could never be atoned and the hurt that could never be assuaged, the tear that could never be dried.

The existence of pleasure is the first mystery. The existence of pain has prompted far more philosophical speculation. Pleasure and pain need to be considered together; they are inseparable. Yet the space filled by each is perhaps different. Pleasure, defined as a sense of gratification, is essential for nature

John Berger, And Our Faces, My H

It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline.

Kamisese Mara

Your absolute qualities do not determine how you fare in the world. What actually counts is your performance relative to others.

Simon Ramo

She would not have cared to confess how infinitely she preferred the exactitude, the star-like impersonality, of figures to the confusion, agitation, and vagueness of the finest prose.

Virginia Woolf

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

Tiger Woods

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

Source Unknown

We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them.

Steve Jobs

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

Thomas Fuller

If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch?

A. W. Tozer

I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.

Tyra Banks

Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debuging Monday's code.

Dan Salomon

Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

Richard Bach