There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject, the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Most foreign policies that history has marked highly in whatever country have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.
Henry A. Kissinger
Always observe how ephemeral and worthless human things are. Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature and end thy journey in content just as an olive falls off when it is ripe blessing nature who produced it and thanking the tree on which it grew.
Marcus Aurelius
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning restless urge to write or paint simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
Fran Lebowitz
Don't spend time beating on a wall hoping to transform it into a door.
Coco Chanel
I love that for Barack there is no such thing as 'us' and 'them' - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat a Republican or none of the above... he knows that we all love our country... and he's always ready to listen to good ideas... he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.
Michelle Obama
Do something wonderful people may imitate it.
Albert Schweitzer
England is a nation of shopkeepers.
Napoleon Bonaparte
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
George Bernard Shaw
The moment a person forms a theory his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.
Thomas Jefferson
