Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's coffers.

Whenever I get to a low point, I go back to the basics. I ask myself, Why am I doing this? It comes down to passion.

Lyn St. James

Brands must have a point of view on that purposeful engagement, whether it's directed towards the environment, poverty, water as a resource or causes such as breast cancer or education. Merely declaring your commitment to a category or cause will not be enough the distinguish your brand sufficiently to see a return on these well-intended efforts.

Simon Mainwaring

Human history in essence is the history of ideas.

H. G. Wells

That is my major preoccupation --memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it.

Elie Wiesel

Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.

Katharine McPhee

There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

Eugenio Montale

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

George W. Ball

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

Amy Grant

My mom obviously had a problem.

Dave Pelzer

I know so many amazing actors who don't get work... and then there are a bunch of real duds that work all the time. The industry is just not fair in that way.

Jenna Fischer

It's great to be great, but it's greater to be human.

Will Rogers

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.

Giorgio Armani