Nothing infuriates an academic more than a talented and successful colleague.

I didn't read this book--I inhaled it. This a terrific new take on a great old rock n roll story, a clash of the musical titans.

This writing wasn't painful. It was like being high.

Perhaps the heart of the American Dream was found in the search.

Life as Hunter Thompson's mother was no weenie roast.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

I’m reminded of a book my father used to read me,” she said. “A bunch of elves and things get into a huge war over a piece of jewelry that everybody wants but nobody can wear.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

You know, I guess I'm like any other political figure: Everybody wants to be loved.

No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.

We sacrifice to dress till household joys and comforts cease. Dress drains our cellar dry, and keeps our larder lean.

I have heard of some kind of men that put quarrels purposely on others, to taste their valor.