I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was never going to happen to me again. I made a brave step to walk out in a society when you didn't walk out of an abusive marriage. It was mental and physical abuse.

Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.

Terry Pratchett

It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived

Ralph Charell

Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it.

Natalie Portman

If you treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

Johann von Goethe

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

Mitt Romney

Dance, my darling dance! If you dance then death can't catch you! Nothing bad can touch you! Dance!

Jackie French

The life which passes mourns its wasted hour. And, ah, to think how thin the veil that lies Between the pain of hell and paradise!

George William Russell

I'm a huge, huge sports fan, and Marquette basketball is my No. 1 thing.

Danny Pudi

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Owen Felltham

Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.

Marlene Dietrich

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

Benjamin Franklin

You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.

Jodi Picoult