Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.

We live in a diverse society - in fact, a diverse world - and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.

Stan Lee

You already possess everything necessary to become great.

American Indian Proverb, Crow

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

Ferdinand Mount

Would it hurt to die?

J.K. Rowling

It is the custom on the stage in all good, murderous melodramas, to present the tragic and the comic scenes in as regular alternation as the layers of red and white in a side of streaky, well-cured bacon.

Charles Dickens

However fiercely opposed one may be to the present order, an old respect for the idea of order itself often prevents people from distinguishing between order and those who stand for order, and leads them in practice to respect individuals under the pretext of respecting order itself.

Antonin Artaud

In my teens, I developed a passionate idolatry for a teacher of English literature. I wanted to do something that he would approve of more, so I thought I should be some sort of a scholar.

Trevor Nunn

We should believe in the strength and vitality of the values which constitute the E.U. and which neighbouring states can believe in and aspire to join.

Donald Tusk

What all men are really after is some form, or perhaps only some formula, of peace.

Joseph Conrad

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

Michael Korda

I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.

Eddie Vedder

From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.

Benjamin Hoff