It's like a malicious person lifting a photograph from the developing chemicals too early, and then pronouncing the photographer incompetent.

A dream is like a first draft. No one will ever see it but you.

The most basic and somehow forgettable thing is this: Love is not pain. Love is goodness. And real love--it's less shiny than solid and simple.

Creativity is the production of meaning by synthesis.

It appeared to me obvious that the happiness of mankind should be the aim of all action, and I discovered to my surprise that there were those who thought otherwise.

No more excuses. I can't blame anything on my parents. I'm responsible for my mistakes and my choices.

People seldom hit what they do not aim at.

Boxing is a place where, if you haven't done the training, that's going to be exposed very quickly.

For the party, the Beijing Games are the biggest political happening of 2008. Everything revolves around them. This will be a huge celebration for the President Hu Jintao and the Premier Wen Jiabao.

Mr. Keating: Carpe Diem! Sieze the day!

Felicity is a continual progress of the desire from one object to another, the attaining of the former being still but the way to the latter.