None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Henry Van Dyke

'Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

Charles Lamb

We judge ourselves by our best intentions and most noble acts but we will be judged by our last worst act.

Michael Josephson

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.

Jim Sensenbrenner

We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars.

Anatole Broyard

In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets, university poets, and a few real poets.

James Broughton

Of three in One and One in three My narrow mind would doubting be Till Beauty, Grace and Kindness met And all at once were Juliet.

Hilaire Belloc

Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat the force of those investors who myopically pursue profits at the expense of the rest of society.

Simon Mainwaring

I was born by Caesarean section... But not so you'd notice.It's just that when I leave a house, I go out through thewindow.

Steven Wright

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

Abbas Kiarostami

America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule.

Fareed Zakaria

Hope and change? We're not doing that anymore. They're doing attack and blame. And so, I just think people are going to see through this. They want real leadership. They want us to get this country on the right track.

Paul Ryan