Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

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

John Berger

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.

Woodrow Wilson

Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me.

Stephen Collins

Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.

Claude M. Bristol

Morality sticks faster when presented in brief sayings than when presented in long discourse.

Immermann

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Amos Bronson Alcott

America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past.

Barack Obama, Claiming Democrati

One is always alone in suffering; the fact is depressing when one happens to be the sufferer, but it makes pleasure possible for the rest of the world.

Aldous Huxley

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Tony Blair

Each day before the end of eveshe sought her lover, nor would him leave,until the stars were dimmed, and daycame glimmering eastward silver-grey.Then trembling-veiled she would appear,and dance before him, half in fear;there flitting just before his feetshe gently chid with laughter sweet:'Come! dance now, Beren, dance with me!For fain thy dancing I would see!

J.R.R. Tolkien

Nobody likes insurance companies, especially health insurance companies.

P. J. O'Rourke