No more we meet in yonder bowers Absence has made me prone to roving; But older, firmer hearts than ours, Have found monotony in loving.

If life was a dream, then dying must be the moment when you woke up. It was so simple it must be true. You died, the dream was over, you woke up. That's what people meant when they talked about going to heaven. It was like waking up.

Ian Mcewan

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.

Tom Vilsack

Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.

Jim Rohn

Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor's noisy party than being there.

Franklin P. Jones

You can't lead a cavalry if you think that you look funny riding a horse.

John Peers

Tyler Perry's brand is faith, family and this whole thing that I've built, while my company, 34th Street Films, is like Disney's Touchstone. We can do anything. People don't know what to expect from me yet.

Tyler Perry

Never compromise your values.

Steve Maraboli

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Andre Gide

If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me is a sign of fear.

Billy Corgan

A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. I'm crepuscular.

Christopher Hitchens

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Denis Diderot

Nothing lowers the level on conversation more than raising the voice.

Stanley Horowitz