My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

Thomas Paine

By virtue of some of the ways the game is played, in terms of message discipline, in terms of access for reporters, and especially in the way that sources and subjects, especially famous subjects, treat the media, almost by default there's more news that's falling into books.

Ron Suskind

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

Nicholas Sparks

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.

Joseph Campbell

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

Kirk Douglas

If you would have a boy to despise his mother, let her keep him at home, and spend her life in petting him up, and slaving to indulge his follies and caprices.

Anne Bronte

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

Conrad Hall

After all those days in the cotton fields, the dreams came true on a gold record on a piece of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it every day. I wear it out lookin' at it.

Carl Perkins

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

Swami Sivananda

I remember making that vow, the one not to forget. Not to remember what happened, but to remember who I was and how I felt.

Neil Gaiman

Happiness, to some, elation Is, to others, mere stagnation.

Amy Lowell

We derive our vitality from our store of madness.

E. M. Cioran