The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.

With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why.

David Byrne

Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write (everyone has a brain I hope!), but that doesn't all of a sudden make us best selling authors.

Ken Hill

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.

Ambrose Bierce

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.

Douglas Wilder

History teaches us that the great revolutions aren't started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. They take place when people begin to live a little better -- and when they see how much yet remains to be achieved.

Hubert Humphrey

The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.

Oscar de la Renta

Given my tendency to err so on the sentimental side, I'll spare you my goodbyes: The truth belongs to God, The mistakes were mine.

Aaron Weiss

What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people.

Nancy Pelosi

I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned.

Tim Roth

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

Anthony Trollope

I quote others in order to better express myself.

Michel de Montaigne