I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.

Elves are cool, man.

Orlando Bloom

But why all these questions?Because I'm in love and I'm afraid of suffering.Don't be afraid, the only way to avoid that suffering would be to refuse to love.

Paulo Coelho

The first requisite for immortality is death.

Stanislaw Lec

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Emiliano Zapata

Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun's shining or not.

Marty Robbins

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.... rust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Mary Schmich

Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.

David Rockefeller

Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.

Paris Hilton

If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase discontent.

Edward N. Hurley

Giving alms is only a virtuous deed when you give money that you yourself worked to get.

Leo Tolstoy

Yes, I've listened to just a few audiobooks - but hope to listen to more. I've wanted to investigate how my own books sound in this format and find the experience of listening, and not reading, quite fascinating.

Joyce Carol Oates