Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.

I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.

Mae West

There is a bright spot or two for the Spaniards. French toast has become freedom toast on the Air Force One breakfast menu, but the Spanish omelet is still a Spanish omelet.

Suzanne Fields

I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements.

Vanessa Carlton

I love movin'. I was observant growing up, watching Michael Jackson and John Travolta. I'd close my eyes, see the moves.

Jon Heder

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

William Feather

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Mao Zedong

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

Bertrand Russell

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Khalil Gibran

In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.

Criss Jami

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.

Jack Kerouac

The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is the highest flight of human wisdom.

Leo Tolstoy

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.

Tom Felton