As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid.

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed -- but never the husband).

James Thurber

The Britons are quite separated from all the world.

Virgil

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Karl Von Clausewitz

I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.

Edward Steichen

Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk it anyway? Begin Today. Carry out a random act of seemingly senseless kindness, with no expectation or reward or punishment. Safe in the knowledge that one day, someone somewhere might do the same for you.

Princess of Wales Diana

I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.

Geoffrey Rush

The history of science is the saga of nature defying common sense.

Kedar Joshi

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage

Zig Ziglar

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.

Dee Dee Ramone

I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.

Giorgio Armani

More than ever before, consumers have the ability to unify their voices and coalesce their buying power to influence corporate behaviors.

Simon Mainwaring

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full and scratch where it itches.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth