Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.

Those silly girls had no idea what they were really celebrating. They had no idea what it took to bring Agatha and her friends together seventy-five years ago. The Women's Society Club had been about supporting one another, about banding together to protect one another because no one else would. But it had turned into an ugly beast, a means by which rich ladies would congratulate themselves by giving money to the poor. And Agatha had let it happen. All her life, it seemed, she was making up for things she let happen.

Sarah Addison Allen

My ideal Valentine's Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.

Candice Swanepoel

What the Nation must realize is that the home, when both parents work, is non-existent. Once we have honestly faced that fact, we must act accordingly.

Agnes Meyer

What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!

Sydney Smith

Anger tears me up inside... My own... or anyone else's.

Betty White

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

Bill Cosby

I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.

Steven Seagal

You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-so don't let things go unsaid or unforgiven.

Dawn Metcalf

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Samuel Butler

I've played Lear three times, I would love to do it again.

David Ogden Stiers

There is only one day left, always starting over: It is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.

Jean Paul Sartre

You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.

Gabrielle Union