Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits -- and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.

Simone Weil

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form.

John Berger

If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.

Dr. Porsche

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing meI will be concerned at my own want of ability.

Confucius

There's nothing wrong with helping someone without a cost. Especially if there's no end return.

Solange nicole

Religions are the cradles of despotism.

Marquis de Sade

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

Barbra Streisand

The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do.

Lil Wayne

The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great surprise, we may find our own vision reflected.

Salman Rushdie

I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.

Orson Scott Card

Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.

Beverley Nichols

I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.

Rachel Stevens