It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

My dad dragged me to a Bruce Springsteen concert as a kid. It was my first concert, but I fell asleep in the middle. My second concert was Weezer on the 'Pinkerton' tour, and 'Pinkerton' is the reason why I'm doing this.

Nate Ruess

The little boy nodded at the peony and the peony seemed to nod back. The little boy was neat, clean and pretty. The peony was unchaste, dishevelled as peonies must be, and at the height of its beauty.(...) Every hour is filled with such moments, big with significance for someone.

Robertson Davies

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Jonathan Swift

I love talking about Scientology.

Giovanni Ribisi

The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

Dave Barry

Live for those who love me, For those who know me true, For the Heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my coming too; For the cause that lacks resistance, For the future and the distance, And the good that I can do.

Source Unknown

I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.

John F. Kennedy

Writing is the great invention of the world.

Abraham Lincoln

Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions.

Rick Santorum

I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.

Les Brown

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax

Abraham Lincoln