I'm not good at normal things. I can't drive a car. I couldn't read till I was 10.

If books are not good company, where shall I find it?

Mark Twain

Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. But what would you? You have not told me all concerning yourself; and how then shall I choose better than you?Gildor says this in response to Frodo saying Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of th

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Sam Brown

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

Donna Shalala

My goal is to give girls and boys a different idea of expression. It's not always about looking pretty or cute. It's about expressing yourself however that may be, even if that's being silly or goofy or weird.

Sia

Few of us go through life without taking part in some kind of rite of passage.

Hank Nuwer, The Hazing Reader

You want to hear about insanity? I was found running naked through the jungles in Mexico. At the Mexico City airport, I decided I was in the middle of a movie and walked out on the wing on takeoff. My body... my liver... okay, my brain... went.

Dennis Hopper

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Scott Adams

Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.

Earl Warren

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Dalai Lama

In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.

Lance Bass

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

Daniel J. Boorstin