My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.

True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require of ourselves for the sake of another when we would rather be selfish; that, at least, is how I have taught myself to love my wife.

Stephen L. Carter

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Vince Lombardi

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.

Fannie Hurst

God is subtle, but He is not malicious. I cannot believe that God plays dice with the world.

Albert Einstein

Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.

Tacitus

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Michael Korda

You can't love a city if you have no memories burried there.

Marina Tavares Dias

This life for me is an endeavor to help people manifest their divinity.

Jaggi Vasudev

I'm absolutely obsessed with The Jesus And Mary Chain and Patti Smith, but I'm a massive pop fan. I love pop culture, It's a total reflection of the zeitgeist.

Siobhan Fahey

Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant idiot.

Terry Pratchett

I'm famous for being nicer to my fans than anyone on the face of the Earth because I figure a) They pay my salary, and b) It's probably like a big moment in your life to meet somebody so I would say, just come on up.

James Woods

Even by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me, they are mental constructs in my own brain.

Ray Kurzweil