There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Samuel Johnson

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.

Tadao Ando

I think anyone about to leave one job not surprisingly would use their knowledge, their experience, their skills drawn from their previous positions to try and earn a living in the future. That's what happens in all interviews.

Geoff Hoon

My favorite thing in the world is a box of fine European chocolates which is, for sure, better than sex.

Alicia Silverstone

Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Awww! Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'

Kristen Wiig

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

Anatole France

I love artists like Jon B, but I don't wanna be compared to anybody. I'm just doing my interpretation of rnb and how someone like me should be doing it.

Brian Harvey

Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.

Paulo Coelho

The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.

George Orwell

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

Stephen King

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

Barbara Bush

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

Whitney Houston