The future is like the moon. You never expect to go there, or think about what it might be like.

Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.

The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you

I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together.

I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'

remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.

I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain.

It all boils down to this: A person has only two options in life, to do something or to do nothing.

His heart was simply to big for his body.

Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching

Love who you are and want you want to be.

She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.

The loss of liberty in general would soon follow the suppression of the liberty of the press; for it is an essential branch of liberty, so perhaps it is the best preservative of the whole.

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I finally feel content with my work. My fruit has started to ripen. I'm able to dissect emotion properly and distill it into a song that reverberates in a truthful place.

Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off. But it's better if you do.

Employers must make far-reaching changes to employment terms and conditions for women: Equal pay for equal, decent work.