Mendacity is a system that we live in," declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

We are not born with a need for knowledge, but a hunger for it. Eve bit the apple and it has been gluttony ever since.

No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears.

His great passion for education and [making sure] people have an opportunity. Of course that's what came out of the George Mitchell Institute and his scholarships in those high schools.

It’s amazing how things could change so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Maybe more miracles awaited on the horizon.

I hate being on my best behavior. It brings out the absolute worst in me.

The White House says that the vacation in Texas will give President Bush the chance to unwind. My question is, when does the guy wind?

If you cannot close the mouth of one who reviles his brother, at least avoid conversation with him.

Some readers and commentators really want to scrape your insides out to make sense of your work. Others say, there's the work, it speaks for itself. Personally, I fall somewhere in the middle.

A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead.

What is an Extraordinary Life? A life of meaning, a magnificent life, a life of joy, happiness, love, passion, success, and fulfillment. Life experienced on your terms.