Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is made up of images, or tropes, which now, in their secondary use, have long ceased to remind us of their poetic origin.

Nannies love working in our house because they never know who's gonna walk through the door.

Ruby Wax

Always wear a smile because you never know who is watching.

Gracie Gold

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

Conrad Hall

Then, of course, there are those sad occasions when a poet or a writer has not grown, and one has to let them go because they're just not making headway. But we have a very clear personal relationship with the authors.

James Laughlin

I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.

Carroll O'Connor

I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body.

Katy Perry

Those who do not weep, do not see.

Victor Hugo

There wasn't a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field.

Brett Favre

Jealousy is not a barometer by which the depth of love can be read, it merely records the degree of the lover's insecurity.

Margaret Mead

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is so much warmth, so much bread.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think.

Socrates

A good old man, sir. He will be talking. As they say, when the age is in, the wit is out.

William Shakespeare