Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.

We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by what he originates.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

Sydney Smith

How do you rebel in a family of rebels?

Nicolas Cage

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Dalai Lama

It was also my idea that the advisory committees of the Academy should replace the legal committees of the German Reichstag, which was gradually fading into the background in the Reich.

Hans Frank

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

Marilyn Monroe

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

Dan Rather

Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that they're being trusted as a friend.

Sloane Crosley

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Rumi

This law (regarding the theoretical efficiency of heat engines by Mr. Joule), and the law of the maximum efficiency of heat engines, are particular cases of a general law which regulates all transformation of energy, and is the basis of the Science of Energetics.

William John Macquorn Rankine

Well, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it.

Tim Roth

Be still when you have nothing to say when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

David Herbert Lawrence