Everything holds its breath except spring. She bursts through as strong as ever.

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.

There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards.

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

It shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks. Life is not easy. The road to happiness is not a path well trotted. You have to find your own path to enlightenment.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

My essentials are skinny jeans, loose-fitting tees, big jumpers, and the leather jacket. Everything is black or blue - I don't own anything colorful.

People can hate on you for doing what it is that makes you happy, but ultimately it has to belong to you. It shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks.

I like being broken. It means I can have chocolate for breakfast.

I see myself as a mascot for the kids who get beat down and don't feel like they belong.

If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.

No Student can stand the Gruel of Sports Training unless she has a Passion for Fame.

Our relationship felt like a Christmas gift that you hadn’t asked for and weren’t expecting to receive, but the minute you saw it, you knew it was perfect for you.

When you're stuck in a spiral to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

The image gets built one way or another... it doesn't get done by following the natural order of things, but arises instead from an order that you have in your mind.

You don't push the button that says "Now I will write something that resonates in time." You don't know. It's what happens after a play is finished.

I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again.

He’s not like you, Tod. Aside from a couple of notable exceptions, you tend to think things through, but Nash is ruled by his heart—

I've always written stuff based on personal experience, but I've always disguised it by the use of characters.

I don’t want to feel anything for you, Dante” “God, Tess. I don’t want to feel anything for you either.

His whole life was now summed up in two words: absolute uncertainty within an impenetrable fog.