Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy.

If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.

Leo Tolstoy

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

Mary Schmich

I went into this bar and sat down next to a pretty girl. She looked at me and said, Hey, you have two different colored socks on. I said, Yeah, I know, but to me they're the same because I go by thickness.

Steven Wright

Learn to forgive others so that you can release yourself from being held captive by the very negative thoughts around you.

Stephen Richards

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.

Charles Dickens

I've always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake.

Umberto Eco

All that live must die, passing through nature to eternity.

William Shakespeare

The characters do have a life of their own; it's weird.

Julie Walters

My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening - corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year.

Emanuel Steward

To be an intellectual really means to speak a truth that allows suffering to speak.

Cornel West

To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.

Jennifer Granholm

Women. They are a complete mystery.

Stephen Hawking