Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I don't believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but that's another story.

Susan Orlean

I'd love to pop back into 'Being Human' as Adam. I love the character so much. I've never really played a character like that. I'm always playing the geek, so to play a kid who is very energetic when he wants to be, and who is always trying to get the girls, was really cool.

Craig Roberts

...every time I look at you autumn leaves come in between - does it matter they're the color of your hair - or they still fall in my memory?...

John Geddes

I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake.

Lewis Black

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

Mark Victor Hansen

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.

Lord Chesterfield

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.

Anita Desai

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

Doug Coupland

Democrats have no agenda, no plan for the future, and no sense of leadership.

Jeff Miller

Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.

Mark Zuckerberg

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Giulio Andreotti

You can't treat a car like a patient. A car needs love.

Gerhard Kocher