Love can flourish only as long as it is free and spontaneous; it tends to be killed by the thought of duty. To say that it is your duty to love so-and-so is the surest way to cause you to hate him of her.

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

John Milton

You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth.

James Burgh

To be too conscious is an illness. A real thorough going illness.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it is inconsistent with our liberties and our idea of limited government and that it will destroy the best health care system in the world.

David Limbaugh

Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think part of what held them together was my involvement in sports.

Jeff Garcia

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.

Diana Ross

Love, and you shall be loved.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

Gene Tierney

Why is it that reality, when set down untransposed in a book, sounds false?

Simone Weil

There's always something funny about men chasing women.

David Spade

Marriage is about banality. Its purpose is banality, to create an environment of surpassing safety and predictability for young children to grow up in, the foundation of life, the root of inner peace.

Orson Scott Card

The scientific method is nothing more than a system of rules to keep us from lying to each other.

Ken Norris