Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw be

You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden character or essence of whatever we want to describe, and through the use of fancy, association, contrast, extension, or imagination, to enlarge our understanding or perception of human experience and observation.

Norton Juster

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering.

Nikki Reed

What's the point in living if you're not really going to live? Time's limited - choose to enjoy yourself.

Karen E. Quinones Miller

Pornography is the instruction. Rape is the practice, battered women are the practice, and battered children are the practice.

Gloria Steinem

You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.

Bertolt Brecht

Get in touch with your passion and put it to work at work.

Marilyn Suttle

Do you want to be a gentleman, to spite her or to gain her over? Because, if it is to spite her, I should think - but you know best - that might be better and more independently done by caring nothing for her words. And if it is to gain her over, I should think - but you know best - she was not worth gaining over.

Charles Dickens

Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education.

Eva Longoria

I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas.

Jeremy Northam

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.

Henrik Ibsen

Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

J. Donald Walters

Human intelligence may not be the best trick nature has to offer.

Bryant H. McGill