There is nothing more difficult than simplicity, and therefore, nothing more refined.

If you can capture a womans imagination, then you will have her. But imagination is a strange creature. It needs time and distance to function properly.

There are no great fanfares for the truly great moments of your life. Just dripping taps and the sound of your own footsteps, walking from one room into another

The universe is bound by unseen threads. We have only to untangle them a little to see a pattern unfold.

If you can capture a woman's imagination, then you will have her. But imagination is a strange creature. It needs time and distance to function properly.

…secondhand bookstores have pilgrims. The words out of print are a call to arms for those who seek a Holy Grail made of paper and ink.

Too much reading is a bad habit. No one likes a girl who squints.

She inhaled again. 'You made it rain, ' she said softly, delighted. 'Everyone needs a respite from the sun.

Very few of us relate to what it's like to be a hero. But everyone understands what it's like to fail.

We want money but we crave appreciation.

If you don't have a car, ride a bicycle or a donkey.

At last, psychology gets serious about glee, fun, and happiness. Martin Seligman has given us a gift-a practical map for the perennial quest for a flourishing life.

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.

We shall trespass upon your aunt and uncle's hospitality only a little longer.' You will, will you?' Yes,' said Dumbledore simply, 'I shall.

Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.

Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.

I've not given them (the poor people of Bihar) heaven, but I've given them a voice.

Government does not have magic powers. In fact, the opposite is true; it is the least effective agency invented by man.

Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.