In general I do not draw well with literary men -- not that I dislike them but I never know what to say to them after I have praised their last publication.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it.

Ella Maillart

Who loves, raves.

Lord Byron

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

Dennis Prager

But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings.

Robert Peel

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

Blanche Lincoln

Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

Shawn Johnson

I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being involved in a campaign, but who in the quietness of their hearts might think, 'Why not me?'

Marianne Williamson

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

John Avlon

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.

Mark Twain

I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care.

Camille Paglia

Yes! Ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron