All words are masks and the lovelier they are, the more they are meant to conceal.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.

William Arthur Ward

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Benjamin Disraeli

Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot. The second thing is to write. And the third thing, which I think is absolutely vital, is to tell stories and listen closely to the stories you're being told.

John Green

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.

Socrates

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Wayne Gretzky

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

Robert Frost

Answers to leading questions under torture naturally tell us nothing about the beliefs of the accused; but they are good evidence for the beliefs of the accusers.

C.S. Lewis

It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.

Antonio Banderas

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.

Lloyd Alexander

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.

George Carlin

You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it's going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.

Bess Truman

Lost in a gloom of uninspired research.

William Wordsworth