My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it.

It is an old psychological axiom that constant exposure to the object of fear immunizes against the fear.

Maxwell Maltz

Today I am even richer.

Stephen Richards

But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.-Aphrodite

Rick Riordan

I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.

Daniel Radcliffe

On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.

Vince Cable

Your life is always under construction. It is your job to learn howto untangle the threads and weave a tapestry that matches your desires.

Dannye Williamsen

Thomas Jefferson asked himself In what country on earth would you rather live He first answered Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. But he continued which would be your second choice His answer France.

Thomas Jefferson

Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.

Laura Schlessinger

I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.

Hedy Lamarr

One of my favorite things is to have a three-hour conversation over coffee with someone.

Andy Grammer

My angel, cries Booth, it delights me to hear you talk thus, and for a reason you little guess; for I am assured that one who can so heroically endure adversity, will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former, is not likely to be transported with the latter.

Henry Fielding, Amelia

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Sir John Vanbrugh