Traveling has a significant impact on my writing abilities.
If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign
Albert Einstein
Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.
William Hazlitt
I can't predict the future and I don't have respect for people who try to.
Jackie Mason
There it was again: Choose what to believe. He wanted the truth. Why was everybody so determined that he should not get it?
J.K. Rowling
Everyone dreams, but not everybody remembers their dreams because some people go into delta they go too low.
Sylvia Browne
We had incense and rock'n'roll posters, and we sold records and rolling papers. People could just, like, hang out. We had a cool vibe going.
Tommy Hilfiger
I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two-state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. That's why I have opposed Israel's settlement policy since 1973, and that's why I have favored a two-state solution since 1967.
Alan Dershowitz
See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.
James Freeman Clarke
With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. I'm going to press on for equality. I'm going to press on for the sake of our children. I'm going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I am going to press on.
Barack Obama
Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and determination.
John Luther
I'm a typical middle child. I'm the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody's happy. It's hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.
Jennifer Jason Leigh