The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time. Whatever is not exacted during the shock of defeat becomes increasingly difficult to attain later.

A palm-leaf carriage should move slowly, or else it loses its dignity.

An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.

Of all the London theatres, the Donmar is the dream.

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.

If you sleep,you will miss the OPPORTUNITY to be successful

They think that I was like Amy Grant, when actually no! The label went bankrupt and maybe sold a couple hundred records and that's about it. I was just trying different things.

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.

To make mistakes is natural, but to go to one's grave without having understood them is to make life a pointless exercise.

When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.