For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

I went to this restaurant last night that was set up like a bigbuffet in the shape of an Ouija board. You'd think about whatkind of food you want, and the table would move across the floorto it.

Steven Wright

Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.

Greil Marcus

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.

William Mapother

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples

Charles Dickens

I wasn't a Star Trek fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.

Marina Sirtis

America once had the clarity of the pioneer ax.

Robert Osborne

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.

H. L. Mencken

I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.

Giorgio Armani

Achieve success in any area of life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits.

Charles J. Givens

Once I know people know who I am, it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally.

Larry David

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Oprah Winfrey

In my right-wing politics of the time, I held that unemployment was usually the fault of the unemployed.

Luke Ford