A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Prosperity begins with a state of mind.

Source Unknown

I'm glad that my parents missed one thing that was really unbelievable. They saw me hit this great success. It was a blast and we had a lot of laughs. And it was just an amazing time. They passed away. And then after I got, you know, famous, all these haters came out of nowhere.

Dane Cook

Epictetus goes much further when he asks: Why do we not lose our temper if someone tells us that we have a headache, while we do lose it if someone says there is anything wrong with our arguments or our choice?

Blaise Pascal

I will never do another TV series. It couldn't top I Love Lucy, and I'd be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.

Lucille Ball

The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.

Proverb

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule.

Michael Mandelbaum

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

Orson Welles

I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.

Natalie Portman

I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes.

Ron Perlman

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

George Eliot

Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.

Fiona Apple

The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it?

Lev Grossman