You know, he told me once, completely exasperated, you've got one glass of water inside your head, with all the tears for a lifetime. If you waste them over nothing, then you won't be able to cry for real when you need to.

Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.

Cormac McCarthy

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

Pat Riley

There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for which the past must be preserved and celebrated in full-scale authentic copy; a philosophy of immortality as duplication. It dominates the relation with the self, with the past, not infrequently with the present, always with History and, even, with the European tradition.

Umberto Eco

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

Christian Nestell Bovee

I was so ugly...my mother used to feed me with a sling shot!

Rodney Dangerfield

If you don't give up, you still have a chance. And when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

Jack Ma

I hope to devote all of my spare time, which ordinarily would go to research, my summers, and every ounce of strength I can muster to further the project.

Louis Finkelstein

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

Kofi Annan

I'd like to think I'm a great teacher.

Gordon Ramsay

How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail.

Jennifer Salaiz

All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.

Cormac McCarthy

The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.

Laura Dern