Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

I don't do something necessarily to make a big profit or because it's a logical business decision.

James Dyson

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.

Bob Riley

I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too.

Dusty Baker

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material. My hat's off to them.

Terri Windling

The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.

George Bernard Shaw

I've decided to call him Norbert,' said Hagrid, looking at the dragon with misty eyes. 'He really knows me now, watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mummy?''He's lost his marbles,' Ron muttered in Harry's ear.'Hagrid,' said Harry loudly, 'give it a fortnight and Norbert's going to be as big as your house. Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment.Hagrid bit his lip.'I- I know I can't jus' dump him, I can't.'Harry suddenly turned to Ron.'Charlie,' he said.'You're losing it too,' said Ron. 'I'm Ron, remember?

J.K. Rowling

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.

Voltaire (FrançoisMarie Arouet)

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

George J. Mitchell

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them that I have the heart of a small boy -- and I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Stephen King

My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life.

Paul Cezanne

Poetry is when words are robbed of their attributed truth.

Günter Brus

I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular.

Alexander Payne