The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to include in the novel, and before I know, I've wasted an entire morning delving into that subject matter without a word written.

James Rollins

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

Herbert Spencer

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals.

Golda Meir

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

William Glasser

People rise to the occasion without hesitation when they feel inspired and challenged.

Lorii Myers

I can be in 20 movies. But I'll never be an actor.

Jon Stewart

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

Billy Joel

Freedom is from within.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.

Adam Lambert

Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Jason Bateman

The best lies are based on thetruth, at least in part

Cassandra Clare

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

Ralph Waldo Emerson