Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds. Each man seeks those of different quality from his own, and such as are good of their kind; that is, he seeks other men, and the rest.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.

Jessica Brown Findlay

Stress is like a pulse, if you have it you’re alive.

Steve Maraboli

The love of knowledge is a kind of madness.

C.S. Lewis

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

Nick Offerman

The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.

Harlan Coben

I wake up every morning and thank God I?m not a chartered accountant any longer, but involved with property.

Godfrey Bradman

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

Shana Alexander

I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present.

Aneurin Bevan

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are.

Christopher Eccleston

There's no security on this earth, only opportunity.

General Douglas MacArthur