Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving.

the whole point of the wish business was to see to it that what the client got was exactly what he asked for and exactly what he didn't really want.

Terry Pratchett

Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.

Les Brown

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

William Cobbett

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world.

Carl Levin

Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because that's what I think life is about.

Taylor Momsen

I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.

Madeleine Albright

It's a big responsibility dating me. Because I come with a little bit of baggage, you know?

Demi Lovato

We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time.

Warren Buffett

We work to become, not to acquire.

Elbert Hubbard

God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all.

George Carey

The habit of writing for my eye is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.

Virginia Woolf

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

Oscar Wilde