History should be written as philosophy.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

Samuel Johnson

Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it

Terry Pratchett

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford

Samuel Johnson

Beauty isn't perfect. It's something to be felt and something to be breathed.

Denise Jaden

My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.

Gwen Stefani

A couple days ago, I saw a lot of people tweeting, 'Oh, it's so cool 'Home' is being used in the Olympics!' We don't really get to watch much TV, man, with the concerts every night, but I wish I could have seen it. I really just found out through Twitter and my management texting me. I thought it was really awesome.

Phillip Phillips

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.

Honore de Balzac

You've got to love libraries. You've got to love books. You've got to love poetry. You've got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it.

Ray Bradbury

Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.

Ritchie Blackmore

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.

Joseph Stiglitz

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

William James

A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.

Fats Domino