Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved.

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.

Henry Fielding

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.

Valentino Rossi

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Henry Ward Beecher

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Joan Borysenko

Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it. They persevere and finally reap their rewards.

Charles E. Popplestone

No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.

Mark Twain

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.

Calvin Coolidge

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'

Samuel Butler

I know that you know that I'm awesome, and that you know that I know that you're awesome!

Shreya Gunna

You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen.

Lee Trevino

Religion is the dream of the human mind. But even in dreams we do not find ourselves in emptiness or in heaven, but on earth, in the realm of reality; we only see real things in the entrancing splendor of imagination and caprice, instead of in the simple daylight of reality and necessity.

Ludwig Feuerbach

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

Ray Charles