My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

Francois Hollande

Before you can successfully make friends with others, first you have to become your own friend.

Stephen Richards

One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child.

Forest Witcraft

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

Andre Maurois

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some can attain, while others have little or none of it

Aristotle

There's something so romantic about being broke in New York. You gotta do it. You have to live there once without any money, and then you have to live there when you have money. Let me tell you, of the two, the latter is far better.

Amy Poehler

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.

Danny Strong

Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.

Alexander Pope

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

Wayne Dyer

If we win, nobody will care. If we lose, there will be nobody to care.

Sir Winston Churchill

It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?

David Byrne

Every good painter paints what he is.

Jackson Pollock