My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

John Wooden

The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In all my life and in the future, I will always be a faithful and loyal servant to all of my compatriots.

Norodom Sihamoni

I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste, but his movies have always been like that.

Tracey Ullman

I want death to find me planting my cabbage

Michel de Montaigne

Every clique is a refuge for incompetence. It fosters corruption and disloyalty, it begets cowardice, and consequently is a burden upon and a drawback to the progress of the country. Its instincts and actions are those of the pack.

Madame Chiang KaiShek

We love because it's the only true adventure.

Nikki Giovanni

The Book had in a high degree excited us to self-activity, which is the best effect of any book.

Thomas Carlyle

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.

Benjamin Franklin

I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasn't able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on 'E.R.' That's not generally thought of as a funny show.

Busy Philipps

I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.

Pedro Martinez

[T]his is an enemy for life, as well as an enemy of life.

Christopher Hitchens