Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in men's pursuits and professions to-day.

William Bolitho

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.

Edward Tufte

Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Ben Jonson

Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

Ray Knight

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.

Naguib Mahfouz

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.

Holbrook Jackson

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

Kin Hubbard

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.

Dan Gable

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

Diane Abbott

Some days I would be there at ten in the morning and wouldn't leave till ten at night, and the others would waltz in for a couple of hours and then leave, because I was doing that painting thing. And they were happy to see that being done.

Lindsey Buckingham

If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.

Red Skelton

I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, 'I am going to bury you.

Seve Ballesteros