When you feel that you have reached the end and that you cannot go one step further, when life seems to be drained of all purpose: What a wonderful opportunity o start all over again, to turn over a new page.

Education liberates a woman.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.

John C. Calhoun

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.

Mark Strand

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

George Orwell

A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

Chanakya

One thing that worried me was how writers get categorized and so they end up having to write the same kind of book again and again. That is fine if it is what you want to do, but I would rather be locked in the trunk of my car with a weasel than write the same book every three years until I die.

Justin Cronin

The subject matter of the stories on the surface... there seem to be a number of stories about travel.

Kenneth Koch

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go.

Timothy Leary

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding.

Denise Van Outen

It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips..yet she won't drink from my glass!

Rodney Dangerfield

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

Seth Godin