I had walked into that reading-room a happy, healthy man. I crawled out a decrepit wreck.

There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet - except in dreams.

We must not think of the things we could do with, but only of the things that we can't do without.

But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.

I don't understand German myself. I learned it at school, but forgot every word of it two years after I had left, and have felt much better ever since.

I plodded conscientiously through the twenty-six letters, and the only malady I could conclude I had not got was housemaid's knee.

If he didn't want his opinion, why did he ask for it?

It might be said of Miss [Djuna] Barnes, ” [T.S. Eliot] wrote, “who is incontestably one of the most original writers of our time, that never has so much genius been combined with so little talent.

Hey, I’m an art lover, ” protested Ramirez. “I love Thomas Kinkade. Painter of Light, you know what I’m sayin’?”Beverly’s smile froze. “Yes, quite.

Expect everything so that nothing comes unexpected.

The history of modern culture is a history of popular entertainments evolving into art.

Diversity in and of itself is a strong positive.

What if I don't want a leader? Where does that vote go? I do good on my own. I don't want to be led.

I don't need to be someone famous or George Clooney. I don't need to be any of these people to get involved in my community or reach out to one nationally.

I'm very happy to be directing though. It's a challenge, and it's a lot of fun for me to be on set.

But you held your pride like you should've held me

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.