All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Already the writers are complaining that there is too much freedom. They need some pressure. The worse your daily life, the better your art. If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds.

Tatyana Tolstaya

There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a very strong inclination to pitch Mr. Thomas Gradgrind Junior.

Charles Dickens

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.

Gail Godwin

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

William Shakespeare

Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.

Rick Perry

Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

Adriana Lima

In case of doubt we should always lean on the side of mercy.

Source Unknown

I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert.

David Byrne

Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math parents must push and help their children to meet this goal.

Ernest Istook

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

I love the idea that somebody is going to compare me to my character or think that I am like my character when they see me. I feel like that is a role that I am willing to fulfill.

Monique Coleman

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

C. Northcote Parkinson