I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here.

'I will have no man in my boat,' said Starbuck, 'who is not afraid of a whale.' By this, he seemed to mean not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which arises from the fair estimation of the encountered peril, but that an utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Obama is trying to paint us as a caricature, as if we're some bizarre individualists who are hardcore libertarians. It's a false dichotomy and intellectually lazy. Of course we believe in government. We think government should do what it does really well, but that it has limits.

Paul Ryan

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.

Patricia Highsmith

I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.

Harry Connick, Jr.

Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.

Buddha

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.

Aeschylus

If I was forced to choose between the penitentiary and White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

Byron Dorgan

Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: What do believe in? What do you hope for? What do you love?

Paullina Simons

You did not go through everything you've gone through just to end up in the same place you were when you started.

Steve Maraboli

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

Ina Garten

People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.

Eleanor Clift