Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life.

Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.

Daisaku Ikeda

In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.

Michel Foucault

Grammar, which can govern even Kings.

Moli

If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot...reading is the creative center of a writer's life...you cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.

Stephen King

The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development.

Francois Hollande

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

William Shakespeare

My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

Franz Kafka

Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.

James Montgomery

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.

Brooks Atkinson

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole.

Mao Zedong

It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.

Bernadette Peters