I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.

The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.

William Feather

It's amazing to me that young people will still pick up a cigarette.

Loni Anderson

Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina.

Raquel Welch

Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser.

Toba Beta

She said, 'It's not life or death, the labyrinth.''Um, okay. So what is it?''Suffering,' she said. 'Doing wrong and having wrong things happen to you. That's the problem. Bolivar was talking about the pain, not about the living or dying. How do you get out of the labyrinth of suffering?...Nothing's wrong. But there's always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there's a good-looking boy lying next to you. Suffering is universal. It'st the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.

John Green

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

Richard Whately

It felt as if things were literally slipping through my fingers. Things were just streaming away from me. I lost my sense of humor. I'm still looking for that.

Michelle Williams

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

Mick Jagger

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Henry David Thoreau

A divided kingdom cannot defend itself from its adversaries. A divided person cannot face life in a dignified way.

Paulo Coelho

Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

Jeb Bush

To be free is to have achieved your life.

Tennessee Williams