One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.

Max Roach

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

Voltaire

The one charm of the past is that it is the past.

Oscar Wilde

This civilization is the work of man, who high-handedly and ignorant of the true workings of Nature, has created a world without meaning or foundation, which now threatens to destroy him, for through his behavior and his activities, he, who should be her master, has disturbed Nature's inherent unity.

Viktor Schauberger

Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.

Maurice Saatchi

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love?

Lech Walesa

This curious world we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used.

Henry David Thoreau

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Oscar Wilde

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

Rashida Jones

How much change can a person absorb before everything loses meaning Living for its own sake isn't life. People need meaning as much as they need air.

Daniel H. Wilson

My dad has always been very proud of me but I think I have exceeded his expectations. When I told him I wanted to be an actor and moved to New York City, I think he assumed I would be playing the guitar on the subway and collecting spare change in my guitar case. The fact that I'm not doing that means that I'm a huge success.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

Adolf Hitler