A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one of the fundamental forces of existence, whose votary I was destined to be for life - namely, Beauty.

Georg Brandes

With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy.

Tom Udall

He leaned back, appalled at himself. She was a ***damn dose of truth serum. Things were falling out of his mouth as though his ability to sensor had short-circuited.

Laura Spinella

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

Woody Allen

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Helen Keller

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Ronald Reagan

Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.

Jonathan Swift

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

James Mcneill Whistler

The music industry is really funny, when you have a hit record, everyone knows who are you, everyone wants to do duets with you, then if you have a miss, people suffer from amnesia.

Seal

He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did not suppose had come to his knowledge. As he kept me talking for over half an hour, I flattered myself that what I had to say interested him.

Henry Villard

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Phillips Brooks

A good meal ought to begin with hunger.

Proverb