The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.

Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.

Voltaire

I'm not a good father and they're not children any more the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers broke down and, because of what the law was, they went with their mothers and were imbued with their mothers' morality in life and they were not my people any more.

Wilbur Smith

True beauty lies deep within. No matter what you look like on the outside, if you know you are beautiful, nothing can change that.

Amy Davis

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

Ronald Reagan

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

As a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, I will be participating in several hearings on the startling revelations contained in the report.

Charles Foster Bass

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Steve Jobs

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.

Sean O'Casey

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth.

Henrik Ibsen

If you are going through hell, keep going.

Sir Winston Churchill

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Mark Twain

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.

Henry Ford