Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.

I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.

Juliette Lewis

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

Walter Cronkite

Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane

Hope Edelman

It is certain that if you would have the whole secret of a people, you must enter into the intimacy of their religion.

Edgar Quinet

Today there are no more irreconcilable enmities, because there are no more disinterested emotions: that's a good thing born from a bad thing.

Joseph Joubert

In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking from the best chefs in the business.

Ted Allen

I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.

Jayma Mays

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy.

Simone Weil

I have always been fond of the West African proverb: Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.There are several other cited sources of Roosevelt using this proverb.

Theodore Roosevelt, letter to He

Never permit failure to become a habit.

William Frederick Book

I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.

Eartha Kitt

Writers now are putting total faith in designers at Apple and Amazon. It's almost like a race-car driver having no input into how cars are designed.

Jonathan Safran Foer