Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.

People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words.

Felix Mendelssohn

Washington has to become an ally of business, not the opposition of business.

Mitt Romney

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

Peter Jennings

Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.

George Gurdjieff

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

E. B. White

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.

James H. Douglas, Jr.

I'm reading a lot of different books, but I always think I have to switch it up a little bit. It's like food - everything in moderation, same with my books, same with my reading. You read books that are good for you and you learn a lot of stuff, then you read 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' which is like candy.

Shay Mitchell

Cowards die many times before their deathsThe valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

I suppose that one reason I have always detested religion is its sly tendency to insinuate the idea that the universe is designed with 'you' in mind or, even worse, that there is a divine plan into which one fits whether one knows it or not. This kind of modesty is too arrogant for me.

Christopher Hitchens

If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.

Randy Moss

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Edgar Allan Poe

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

Rebecca West