Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Wow. Ted Cruz falsely suggested Marco Rubio mocked the bible and was just forced to fire his communications director. More dirty tricks.

I think that if you have a sense of the sacredness of nature and of human relations, I think you will be uplifted in some sort of spiritual elevation.

I like things to feel a touch unfinished; sweatpants with heels, or tennis shoes with a trouser. Those things are important.

Creativity is the very source and the wonder of your experience.

Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those.

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

Stuff goes wrong. Expect it, learn from it, fix it. That's how remarkable happens.

Life and sports cannot be separated; they are one.

Don't take too long, Mrs. Cullen