I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my spaceship and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again.

Incidents should not govern policy; but, policy incidents.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

Michelle Bachelet

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

John Ruskin

I think the thing that the American people want is for the divisive debate on health care to stop.

Jacob Lew

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.

Mario Batali

Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.

Bernie Siegel

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.

Serj Tankian

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

Stendhal

The thing is to rely on God. The time will come when you will regard all this misery as a small price to pay for having been brought to that dependence. Meanwhile, the trouble is that relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing has yet been done.

C.S. Lewis

In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks.

Scott Adams

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

Lincoln Steffens

Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.

Delmore Schwartz