Genie währt länger als Schönheit.

Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.

Imelda Staunton

I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.

Harvey Fierstein

Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance.

Osho

Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me.

Mindy Kaling

Now the Name of Jesus is a concrete and powerful means of transforming men and women into their hidden, innermost utmost reality.

Bible

Wisdom and prudence are always recompensed.

Sophie Segur

To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant to break the monotony of a decorous age.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

Joseph Joubert

Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends.

Mason Cooley

meditation vs prayer = listening vs talking

Elizabeth Gilbert

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

Jesse Ventura