One must be aware that one is continually being tested in what one wishes most in order to make clear whether one's heart is on earth or in heaven.

My heart has been heavy and I have deliberated within my own conscience, knowing that my decision should not come out of my initial emotion of anger toward the President for such reckless behavior, but should be based on the facts.

Blanche Lincoln

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus or Ghandi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie

Albert Einstein

If a woman driver ahead of you signals a left turn, be careful, she may turn left.

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Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.

Will Rogers

Man shapes himself through decision that shape his environment.

Ren

Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.

Yahoo Serious

It is exactly our sense of haste and impatience that impedes us from seeing the true beauty life has to offer.

Jennifer Megan Varnadore

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.

Zhang Ziyi

But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.

Seth Grahame-Smith

Be ENTHUSIASTIC as a leader. You can't light a fire with a wet match!

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The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

Agnes De Mille

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

Friedrich Durrenmatt