A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
—Queen Victoria (British Royal)
The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.
—Kenneth Kaunda (Zambian Statesman)
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they’ve stolen.
—Mort Sahl (American Comedian)
Art is something that lies in the slender margin between the real and the unreal.
—Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Japanese Dramatist)
A leader has two important characteristics; first, he is going somewhere; second, he is able to persuade other people to go with him.
—Maximilien Robespierre (French Revolutionary)
A man big enough to be humble appears more confident than the insecure man who feels compelled to call attention to his accomplishments. A little modesty goes a long way.
—David J. Schwartz (American Self-help Author)
Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.
—Ann Patchett (American Novelist)
The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.
—Tom Seaver (American Baseball Player)
It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that binds the world to his throne.
—William M. Evarts (American Lawyer, Politician)
I look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point.
—Susan Sarandon (American Actress)
Understanding brings control.
—Isaac Bonewits (American Neopagan)
If the existence of human beings leads to nothing, what is all this comedy about?
—Camille Flammarion (French Astronomer)
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.
—Richard DeVos (American Businessman, Philanthropist)
Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness.
—David Bohm (American Physicist)
Obstacles often are not personal attacks; they are muscle builders.
—Anne Wilson Schaef (American Clinical Psychologist)
Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth.
—Gertrude Atherton (American Novelist)