It wasn't as if she was terrified of heights, she simply preferred to be closer to solid ground, where words like plummet and plunge did not linger in her mind.

Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples.

Sin is the preclusion of self-worth.

There was no sudden twists or ups and downs, just stories of that person's everyday life. The theme was "growing old". There were no beautiful wo

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games I won a gold medal.

Powerful people do not try to control other people. They know it doesn't work, and that it's not their job. Their job is to control themselves.

I can see why the Russians love Robert Burns, I think that Russians and Koreans have a very similar outlook to Scots.

In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

An artist's career doesn't happen in the cycle of one week of news. An artist's career happens in a lifetime, and if you're a true artist you're willing to die for what you believe in.

I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.

Women are making strides in many areas and women have mentored and supported me along the way. I think that women are underrepresented behind the camera as directors.

In person, George W. Bush is extremely forceful. He has a restless energy when he sits in a chair, and nearly leaps out of it when making certain points.