Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.

It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little - or not at all in some cases - should presume to write and expect people to like what they have written. Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time - or the tools - to write. Simple as that.

Stephen King

People really don’t like to hear success explained away as luck — especially successful people.

Michael Lewis

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

Tryon Edwards

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Stephen King

She's not forgiven me, but we have a wonderful life from our family and that's the nature and quality of that woman that she can say that.

John Prescott

Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack.

John Malkovich

What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it.

Mark Levin

Being brave is when you have to do something because you know it is right, but at the same time, you are afraid to do it, because it might hurt or whatever. But you do it anyway.

Meg Cabot

We created a line of pet food called Nutrish that's made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes.

Rachael Ray

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Katharine Hepburn

Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so.

John Berryman

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Mark Helprin