By nature I'm not a brooder.

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Malcolm X

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The heartbeat of a football team is the quarterback position and I think everyone who has any intelligence about the game understands you must have consistency at that position to be a championship team.

Ron Jaworski

Food in Chicago is the best.

Lee DeWyze

All is flux, nothing stays still

Plato

It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

Arthur Smith

When we sat down on the couch again, you curled up against my side, like you used to when you were a toddler. What I wanted to say to you, but didn't, was this:

Jodi Picoult

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.

Ernest Hemingway

A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.

Isaac Babel

That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world.

Angela Carter

Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.

Anne Lamott