The first thing an unpublished author should remember is that no one asked him to write in the first place. With this firmly in mind, he has no right to become discouraged just because other people are being published.

There is an awful lot of difference between reading something and actually seeing it, for you can never tell, till you see it, just how big a liar History is.

Will Rogers

When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.

Paulo Coelho

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.

Mae West

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

Thomas E. Mann

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.

Bob Newhart

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I did an album a long time ago called 'Replicas,' which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then it's been a song here, a song there. It's not really a constant theme. I've written far more about my problems with religion, with God and all that.

Gary Numan

Reward theory. Some people just aren't worth your tears.

Janelle Carreon

The less you do to beautiful food, the better it's going to taste. You don't need to mess with it all the time.

Gail Simmons

My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith.

Olivier Messiaen

Oh, I love to play on the road. I really love it.

Johnny Winter

So it was good for me to play a likable person and it was just an amazing situation to be in.

Kristin Davis