What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. What is important is not to make life longer, but to take your soul out of time, as every sublime act does.

Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them. Don't analyze yourself. Give the relevant facts and let your readers make their own judgments. Stick to your story. It is not the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.

Evelyn Waugh

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

Rod Carew

Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.

Jean Arp

Time is that in which all things pass away.

Arthur Schopenhauer

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.

Paul Wellstone

I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic.

Joni Mitchell

We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

Gordon B. Hinckley

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

Brendan Coyle

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

Michael Phelps

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Oscar Wilde

There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, 'Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?

Michelle Branch