Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.

You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm.It's really funny.

The Librarians control the information... They control what gets read, what gets seen, and what gets learned. Because of that they have power.

I froze, shocked. (And don't try to claim that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.)

Doing something brave is much like saying something stupid. You rarely plan on it happening.

life and time are equal

It hurt her to stir up these feelings, but yet she knew that that was the best part of her soul, and that that part of her soul would quickly be smothered in the life she was leading.

He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.

My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.

Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honour than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a good life.

Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'

A passion for his art, and an eager desire to excel, will more than supply an artist with the place of method.

Why kill good people just to get a bad man?

I also make movies that can be seen on a small screen, as I shoot on digital video. Hopefully they can be seen small and can live like that.

You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.