Whatever we may do, excess will always keep its place in the heart of man, in the place where solitude is found. We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others.

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

Geraldine Brooks

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

Carly Fiorina

I shall christen this style the Mandarin, since it is beloved by literary pundits. It is the style of all the writers whose tendency is to make their language convey more than they mean to and more than they feel. It is the style of most artists and all humbug.

Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promi

Maybe the secret to continued success is as simple as knowing that your past successes could be done so much better now.

Bill Loguidice

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.

Anna Quindlen

Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.

Ice Cube

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

Ida B. Wells

It takes guts to get out of the ruts.

Robert H. Schuller

Not failure, but low aim is sin.

Benjamin E. Mays

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.

John Holt

I love online gambling.

Nicky Hilton