Poetry, the genre of purest beauty, was born of a truncated woman: her head severed from her body with a sword, a symbolic penis.

My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say sorry

Bruce Willis

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.

Barbra Streisand

The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.

David Hare

I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is 'Delete.'

Elayne Boosler

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.

Robert G. Ingersoll

My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. I've always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip, cool, anything-goes atmosphere back then, but looking good was still a priority.

Dylan McDermott

A successful relationship bridges the gap between men and women and that bridge is built with respect.

Steve Maraboli

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you can't teach poetry. This is ridiculous.

Norman MacCaig

The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it's overturned the order of the soul...

Leonard Cohen

That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.

Ken Thompson

The Angels were all singing out of tune, and hoarse with having little else to do, excepting to wind up the sun and moon or curb a runaway young star or two.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron