The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Bill Nye

This is how I define talent; it is a gift that God has given us in secret, which we reveal without knowing it.

Charles Montesquieu

It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.

Fridtjof Nansen

The desire to become a journalist came really because I very much like living abroad, and like to travel, and wanted to be paid for it.

John Pomfret

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

Albert Camus

Among other things, drag queens are living testimony to the way women used to want to be, the way some people still want them to be, and the way some women still actually want to be. Drags are ambulatory archives of ideal moviestar womanhood. They perform a documentary service, usually consecrating their lives to keeping the glittering alternative alive and available for (not-too-close) inspection.

Andy Warhol

The truth is, the Devil's job is easy.

Tyler Edwards

I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said 'The next one.'

Caroll Shelby

My dad doesn't like religion much, but I grew up very close to the Baptist tradition. God isn't this distant thing. God is right here with you all the time. He's your buddy, and you can talk about everything.

Lucy Alibar

Believing everyone is dangerous, but believing nobody is more dangerous.

Abraham Lincoln

Although initially only few in numbers, it seems my gray hairs have launched an effective peer-pressure campaign intended to convert the others.

Steve Maraboli

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Lao Tzu