I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

Sun Tzu

The habit of writing for my eye is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.

Virginia Woolf

I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.

Jan Karon

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Dean Martin

In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient.

William James

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

John Ruskin

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

William Wordsworth

The reason I'm in this business, I assume all performers are -- it's Look at me, Ma! It's acceptance, you know -- Look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma. And if your mother watches, you'll show off till you're exhausted; but if your mother goes, Ptshew!

Lenny Bruce

The revolution has no leader, I said. It was more like a raging wild horse that would buck anyone who tried to mount it against its will.

Wael Ghonim

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.

Golda Meir

I was always an unusual girl.My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean.

Lana Del Rey