We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.

Steward Alsop

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

Jackie Robinson

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when the sentence was about to be pronounced, pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was orphan.

Abraham Lincoln

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

Boris Spassky

Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.

Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Va

I feel like I don't watch that many shows with death.

Lena Dunham

My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.

Taylor Dayne

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

William Shakespeare

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

Beverly Sills

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

Walt Disney

That low vice, curiosity!

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.

Beau Brummel