How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat?

Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

Bertrand Russell

I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a week because if they worked too many hours a week then they couldn't get their government assistance. And that person has multiple cell phones, and gets them new every month with new minutes.

Timothy Griffin

Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections.

Daphne Delacroix

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.

Alexei Sayle

I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.

Danica Patrick

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

Sai Baba

It was Brooklyn against the world. They were not only complete fanatics, but they knew baseball like the fans of no other city. It was exciting to play there. It was a treat. I walked into that crummy, flyblown park as Brooklyn manager for nine years, and every time I entered, my pulse quickened and my spirits soared.

Leo Durocher

Science, as an institution, cannot be independent of human passions.

Carlos Gershenson

Los caballos de mi sueño, que caían y volvían a levantarse me vinieron a la mente, porque me he caído y vuelto a levantar muchas veces en la vida, pero ninguna caída fue tan dura como la de tu muerte.

Isabel Allende

The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply.

Christopher Hitchens

My life has been a blessing. I'm grateful for everything I do have and the places I'm going and the things I've seen.

Leah LaBelle

I'm from a lower middle class background all my family were immigrants.

Billy Corgan