I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

Erica Jong

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.

E. M. Forster, Two Cheers for De

All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.

John Berger

What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.

Roger Sperry

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of supersophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Erma Bombeck, If Life Is a Bowl

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.

Germaine Greer

I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real.

Reese Witherspoon

A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.

Bo Bennett

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

Darrell Issa

Decisiveness is often the art of timely cruelty.

Henri Becquerel

If you can't be bothered to work on Saturday, don't bother to come in on Sunday.

Jay Chiat, Unofficial work code

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

Washington Irving