Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness

Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same - hardihood. Give them raw truth.

John Jay Chapman

Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb -- or Dome of Worm -- or Porch of Gnome -- or some Elf's Catacomb?

Emily Dickinson

Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold;Thy home may be lovely, but round it I hearThe crack of the whip, and the footsteps of fear.

Lydia Maria Child, From the anti

I enjoy the element of pushing yourself, learning something new, whether it's a dance step, a scene, an emotion.

Kenny Wormald

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

Peter De Vries

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

Michael Bloomberg

A thief believes everybody steals.

Edward W. Howe

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.

Ricky Williams

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

George Farquhar

Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.

Bob Barker

I want to write about people who dream and wait for the night to end, who long for the light so they can hold the ones they love.

Haruki Murakami