If the world were clear, art would not exist.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.

David Herbert Lawrence

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

Henry Steele Commager

It's better to bet on this life than on the next.

Albert Camus

The earth is the Lord s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalms 24:1

Bible

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity.

George Bernard Shaw

Come, pluck up a good heart; speak the truth and shame the devil.

François Rabelais

The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.

Deepak Chopra

How would your life be different ifYou stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the dayYou look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.

Steve Maraboli

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.

Annie Leibovitz

At Christmas time I sat on Santa's lap. His fly was open. Boy...what a present he gave me!

Rodney Dangerfield

I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.