The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother or his wife or God, to give him that confidence. He's got to have some inner standards worth fighting for or there won't be any way to bring him into conflict. And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor without making too much song and dance about it. That's all there is to it.

Ever since 'Lassie' and 'Old Yeller', I won't watch animal movies. Animals in movies always die.

George A. Romero

I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.

Ernst Fischer

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.

Herbie Hancock

If one desires a change, one must be that change before that change can take place.

Gita Bellin

Youve got to be an optimist to be a Democrat, and youve got to be a humorist to stay one.

Will Rogers

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Les Brown

Sometimes it made her want to put her fist through glass; other times, it made her cry a river.

Jodi Picoult

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.

B. B. King

The automobile, both a cause and an effect of this decentralization, is ideally suited for our vast landscape and our generally confused and contrary commuting patterns.

Brock Yates

There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.

Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

In the prayer of faith there is a divine science; it is a science that everyone who would make his lifework a success must understand.

Ellen G. White