It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

It's the best thing ever - I love being a mom. This is my only child. My career was a priority earlier in my life, but now my son is definitely the priority.

Stephanie Mills

And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out.

Sandra Cisneros

When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.

Simon Sinek

Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important, but because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one's role in society, and the relation between the two.

Alan Hirsch

Evaluate what you want -- because what gets measured, gets produced.

James A. Belasco

FAT. My wife is so fat that the last time I saw something that big it was grazing

Rodney Dangerfield

I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.

Mario Batali

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our powers.

Henri Frederic Amiel

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Abdul Kalam

If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general in particular in the field of human intelligence.

Paul Bremer

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

Vince Lombardi

Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.

Victor Hugo