Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude.

But Portugal had broken the mainspring for me, because it had caused me to understand that I thought democracy and pluralism were good things in themselves, and ends in themselves at that, rather than means to another end.

Christopher Hitchens

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet.

Damon Runyon

What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

Nicholas Sparks

And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot.But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.

Barack Obama

For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear.

Freeman Dyson

This happens to be that the power of laughter and love would beat out the power of fear every time. You know, I hate to sound corny about it but it's true, and I think that's what this movie is about.

John Goodman

I don't write for a living. I live to write.

Marwa Ayad

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

Bertrand Russell

A true man hates no one.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it.

Thomas Francis Meagher

Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.

Mark Twain