The Russians are turning east to the Chinese - to the Europeans' surprise. It always seemed to me that the relationship between Russia and China would shift from being based in Marx and Lenin to being based in oil and gas.

I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home.

David Attenborough

I judge the relative strength of a man by how envious they become, of others, who enjoy a measure of success.

Barry Munro

I made wine out of raisins so I wouldn't have to wait for it to age.

Steven Wright

There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. (1.1)

C.S. Lewis

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.

Edwin Powell Hubble

I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

Juliette Binoche

Whether you think you can or think you can't – you are right.

Henry Ford

It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it hits the chair it has bumped into.

G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenb

People Die...Beauty Fades...Love Changes...And You Will Always Be Alone

L.J. Smith

When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps.

American Indian Proverb, Oklahom

My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

Oscar Niemeyer

Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for sure. But it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office.

Simone Elkeles