Nothing sets a person up more than having something turn out just the way it's supposed to be, like falling into a Swiss snowdrift and seeing a big dog come up with a little cask of brandy round its neck.

Inscribe all human effort with one word, artistry's haunting curse, the Incomplete!

Robert Browning

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.

Michael Newdow

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right; immediately.

Sam Slick

My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.

Ray Lewis

God is writing His story on the pages of our lives.

Rick Anderson

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

James A. Michener

Life -- No, I've nothing to teach you about it for the moment. May be writing about it another week.

E. M. Forster

Virtue has never been as respectable as money.

Mark Twain

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.

Alan Bennett

The pessimist sees only the tunnel; the optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel; the realist sees the tunnel and the light - and the next tunnel.

Sydney J. Harris

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

Madame Swetchine

Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt.

James Northcote