I mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.

What my parents kept failing to understand was how happy I was when I was alone with my books. There was no pressure to perform or be cute, and books never disappoint-- unless, of course, you've chosen a bad one. But then, you can always put it down and pick up another one without any repercussions.

Lisa Yee

I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.

Nas

Men don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV.

Jerry Seinfeld

However brief our time in the sun, if we waste a second of it, orcomplain that it is dull or barren or (like a child) boring, couldn'tthis be seen as a callous insult to those unborn trillions who willnever even be offered life in the first place?

Richard Dawkins

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

Abba Eban

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Charles Simmons

So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'

Tommy Cooper

Fair peace becomes men ferocious anger belongs to beasts.

Ovid

There is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man; also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed.

Thomas Carlyle

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

Barry Goldwater

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.

Soren Kierkegaard

It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.

David Bailey