As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

Samuel Johnson

Andalways embrace things, people earthsky stars, as I do, freely and withthe appropriate sense of space.

Frank O'Hara

Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we call ordinary life into a miracle. We come awake to such a realization when we recognize our connection to a spiritual dimension.

Dan Wakefield

It was like there was a pile of kindling that was in the back of my imagination just waiting there. Once I lit it, it just flared up and I kept getting ideas and ideas.

Kevin J. Anderson

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.

Friedrich Nietzsche

There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life.

Richard G. Scott

In order to sell a product or a service, a company must establish a relationship with the consumer. It must build trust and rapport. It must understand the customer's needs, and it must provide a product that delivers the promised benefits.

Jay Levinson

Growing up in the Midwest, people don't drive Porsches and Ferraris. They drive Fords and Chevys. And so even if you have the opportunity to buy a more expensive car, it doesn't occur to you because it's not what you relate to.

Luke Perry

Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row.

Caitlin Rose

Where's the pleasure in bein' the winner if the loser ain't alive to know they've lost?

Terry Pratchett

In feature films the director is God in documentary films God is the director.

Alfred Hitchcock

Ah, better to love in the lowliest cot Than pine in a palace alone.

George Whyte-Melville