When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

Bob Anderson

No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability far more unused than used power.

James Cash Penney

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

Alfred Hitchcock

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.

Thomas Paine

When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the system's most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results.

Ron Wyden

Jests that give pains are no jests.

Miguel de Cervantes

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

Emile M. Cioran

You miss 100% of the shots you never take.

Wayne Gretzky

The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don't believe in the golden ages, you see... civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.

Henry Miller

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

Melissa Etheridge

Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority.

Oscar Wilde

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

Jay-Z