We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that's the next step to being dull.

Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life.

John Updike

We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if it sounds polished, doesn't sound insincere.

Nate Ruess

Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

Edward Dahlberg

Poetry always runs away from you - it's very difficult to grasp it, and every time you read it, depending on your conditions, you will have a different grasp of it. Whereas with a novel, once you have read it, you have grasped it.

Abbas Kiarostami

God is the composer; you are the song.

Steve Maraboli

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

Julie Andrews

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.

Salman Rushdie

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

Marcus Aurelius

Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.

Minna Antrim

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that problem.

Ronald Reagan

The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.

Stephen Harper

Look back, and smile at perils past.

Sir Walter Scott