It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.

The costume that I wear on the show is a little snug and doesn't leave a whole lot to the imagination. I don't have a problem with it because of the way this character's been written.

Jeri Ryan

Each thought is a nail that is driven In structures that cannot decay; And the mansion at last will be given To us as we build it each day.

George Eliot

The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.

Nadia Boulanger

I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.

Rashida Jones

I went to see my doctor. Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror . . . I feel like throwing up. What's wrong with me? He said, I don't know but your eyesight is perfect.

Rodney Dangerfield

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

Carly Fiorina

The world is waiting ... for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new international order.

Henri Nouwen

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

Anatole France

The calender of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and find out.

Terry Pratchett

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.

Victor Borge

Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children - such as plain or buttered pasta, macaroni and cheese, cheese pizza, French fries and grilled cheese sandwiches - and to restrict their eating to just a few dishes.

Andrew Weil

joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

Kahlil Gibran