It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation.

Recounting the strange is like telling one's dreams: one can communicate the events of a dream, but not the emotional content, the way that a dream can colour one's entire day.

Neil Gaiman

Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.

George Carlin

We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary place.

Doug Coupland

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

An empty mind is easy to feed.

Stephen Richards

Behind every successful man you'll find a woman who has nothing to wear.

Harold Coffin

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.

Alan Alda

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.

Samuel Johnson

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Blaise Pascal

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

Barack Obama

Lately, I've been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!

Geezer Butler

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase It is the busiest man who has time to spare.

C. Northcote Parkinson