I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me. Further than this, I know what they mean, I sympathize with them, I understand them. There should be a name (as poetic as love) for this relationship between loather and loathed it is of the closest and more full of passion than incest.

Home is behind, the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread through shadows to the edge of night, until the stars are all alight.

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows.

James Bryce

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose?

Don Marquis

Ours is the age of substitutes: instead of language, we have jargon: instead of principles, slogans: and, instead of genuine ideas, bright ideas.

Eric Bently

The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.

Gary Bauer

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Alexander Pope

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Lord Chesterfield

Much good art got made while money ruled I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.

Jerry Saltz

I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.

Rebecca Black

Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.

Albert Camus

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Henri B. Stendhal

Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to.

Bill Gates