the covers over your head. Another is to say: It may be more complicated - but that's the world I am going to live in, I might as well be good at it. Phil Condit You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president. James Baker I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. Mary Shelley I always liked the smell of a smoke-filled room. I think it's a good smell. Dennis Franz If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find. John Churton Collins The whole thing about acting, the draw for me, is the opportunity to do things you don't get to do in real life. Benjamin Bratt We must see our present fight right through to the very end. Bobby Sands

getting little bites, then more, then you hook a few, then more. Then you can start reeling them in and that's a loveliest feeling - the whole audience laughing with you. Jim Dale Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively. Jiang Zemin It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always. M. Russell Ballard The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him. Jimmy Breslin Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing. Frederick William Robertson Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process. Roger von Oech I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard. Josh Lucas

I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try. Nikki Giovanni Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating. Laurel Lea I waged war against my feelings. John James Audubon It is annoying to be honest to no purpose. Ovid In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste. Russell Lynes The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing. Aleister Crowley To do no evil is good, to intend none better. Claudius

and strong, heroes. He has this vulnerability, he's fragile, he struggles to find a way to live from day to day that we can identify with, that we can understand. Mark Rydell It sounds so trite but in relationships, you have to communicate. Peter Krause It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. Franklin D. Roosevelt Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science. Wanda Sykes In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way. Havelock Ellis Growth itself contains the germ of happiness. Pearl S. Buck Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity. Richard L. Evans

in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow, put it back!' Geena Davis Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth. Edwin Hubbel Chapin You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization. Denis Waitley And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself. Murray Walker There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure. Alfred Adler All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. Orison Swett Marden Marty Robbins once sang you give me a mountain, I've been given a few mountains in my life. David Allan Coe

the sea. My other characters, with the exception of the Portuguese, who I occasionally mention as Cape dwellers, are obviously drawn from the city types one sees in everyday life. Joseph C. Lincoln Delaware State began as a school bent on service - teaching education, social services and nursing. Michael N. Castle The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism. Ezra Pound I've played four characters now, my latest one being Sandor the gypsy. Thayer David I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends' floors, was happy, was miserable. Ben Okri The horns came riding in like the rainbow masts of silver ships. Peter S. Beagle Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor. Eric Sevareid

is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. John F. Kennedy You understand, of course, that I can only get you access. Edward Bennett Williams Every day you learn something new. Dennis Brown The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. Khalil Gibran When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' Lao Tzu Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem. John Lennon Going after the unknown is always fascinating, I think. It becomes part of your life, this desire to know. Mark Oliphant

instituted there, and its a policy where they do not encourage, in fact, discourage, critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education. Russell Means There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny. Tom Ford All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet. Joanna Russ The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it. Minna Antrim On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way. A. Bartlett Giamatti In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels. George Stephen

think made clearer some of those things that I point out. For instance I have a section of the book where I talk about the possibility of torture. Peter Singer Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson A huge change has taken place in my lifetime. Michael King Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled. Kenneth Lay Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down. Jimmy Durante People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier. Mary Wesley

men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. Charles Spurgeon In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government. Thomas Carlyle You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up. Chuck Yeager There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working. Robert Half The African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry. Bill Frist And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs. Beau Bridges I used to be a hopeless romantic - I fell in love with everyone I went out with. Jeremy London

work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service. Jerry Costello An angel of God never has wings. Joseph Smith, Jr. Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect. Thomas S. Monson There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray. Cotton Mather It means that through knowledge have come responsibility and hope, and through both, action. Edward Livingston We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. George Eliot But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest. John Gay[EXTRACT]Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service. Jerry Costello An angel of God never h...

it is like climbing a steep path through woods and seeing a wooden bench just at a bend in the road ahead, a place where you can expect to sit for a moment, catching your breath. Lewis Thomas It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master. Sonny Terry There can be economy only where there is efficiency. Benjamin Disraeli Something is always simple until you try it. Craig Bruce You have to make difficult choices in your life, and you just have to be happy with them. Lori Loughlin You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move. Patricia Velasquez A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Norman Ralph Augustine

on repeating themselves until a man comes along who does not value the actuality above idea. It is he who first gives the new possibilities their meaning, their direction, and he awakens them. Robert Musil Direct access to sea is an essential part of foreign policy. Carlos Mesa Fascism is itself less 'ideological', in so far as it openly proclaims the principle of domination that is elsewhere concealed. Theodor Adorno I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. Theodore Roosevelt I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back. Peter Mandelson You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone. Peggy Noonan If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex. Liv Ullmann

compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive. Kevin Mitnick Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. Kin Hubbard The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. Arthur C. Clarke What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow. Mary Shelley If we learn not humility, we learn nothing. John Jewel Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin. Edna St. Vincent Millay

a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.' Minnie Driver But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started. Josiah Gilbert Holland The end of all good music is to affect the soul. Claudio Monteverdi I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it. Shannyn Sossamon Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes. Ric Ocasek