The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Three generations of imbeciles are enough.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.

Christian, you are the state lottery, the cure for cancer, and the three wishes from Aladdin's lamp all rolled into one

After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.

Spiritual practice is allowing the temple (your body) to be full of light and to live life as a total celebration.

Don't be afraid of the unknown because, even when they wander into chaos, planets are born stars!

There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have more power and feeling if it had swing.

Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

Life is made for the strong. There is no mercy in it for the weak– none...Such is the tragedy of desire.

If the American dream is for Americans only, it will remain our dream and never be our destiny. Rene de Visme Williamson Quotes.