Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealously. The shadow of greed, that is.
YodaI said to this priest: 'Am I expected to believe that if I went out and had an affair that God was really going to be upset? Okay, thou shalt not kill... steal... but thou shalt not commit adultery? If no one is any the wiser, what the hell difference does it make?' He was lovely. He told me the Commandments were laid down for a lot of guys living in the desert
Diana DorsThe Conservative Party have got to ask themselves, 'How do we persuade people who at the moment are voting Labour and Liberal Democrat to vote Conservative?'
Kenneth ClarkeWomen are like ovens. We need 5 to 15 minutes to heat up
Sandra BullockTruth sits upon the lips of dying men.
Matthew ArnoldIt’s not me to sleep with loads of men, but I do believe in having different experiences. At the end of the day, the nicest thing is the old-fashioned one-on-one.
Mia KirshnerAlex Salmond has to show he is capable of and has the character to be the leader of a new government, if he is to form one
Jack McConnellI am depressed because of the state of my life at the moment. I've got this 'orrible feeling that if there is such a thing as reincarnation, knowing my luck, I'll come back as me. [As Rodney]
Nicholas Lyndhurst'Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred.'
Hugh GrantYou are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyse your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?
W Clement StoneMax waited for a moment before knocking on the door, wondering who had built on the ugly flat-roofed porch, and then a shadow appeared behind the mottled glass. [The Sea House]
Esther FreudI was deeply saddened by the death of Pope John Paul II.
Quite apart from his role as a spiritual guide to more than a billion men, women and children, he was a tireless advocate of peace, a true pioneer in interfaith dialogue and a strong force for critical self-evaluation by the Church itself.
[on Pope John Paul II]
Kofi AnnanWhen I first entered the house of commons I found it hard to take the men seriously sometimes.
Oona KingFor each of us who appear to have had a successful experiment there are many to whom their own experiments seem barren and negative.
Melvin CalvinHe's a bit tricky. And that's the understatement of the century [on Spurs teammate]
Sol CampbellSentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
W Somerset MaughamThere's nothing our rulers [Labour government] enjoy more than banging up a decent, hard-working taxpayer, especially if they're suspected of voting Tory.
Richard LittlejohnMy desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
Fran LebowitzBeauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
Edgar Allan PoeEvery improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
Frank Moore ColbyThe fundamental question is is the Conservative Party leadable?
Michael HeseltineWe're team-mates and we have disagreements, but we shouldn't fight in front of 50,000 people [on his fight with Bowyer]
Kieron DyerI think at the important moments especially in that first set when I served at 40-40 and I had the wind behind me so I was in a good position, everything was good and suddenly I started making these unforced errors, which were really not understandable.
Novak DjokovicMen are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.
Edward DahlbergI like being small - I've known so many women with big boobs who feel overweight or end up with back problems.
Eva LongoriaThe world is full of care, much like unto a bubble; Woman and care, and care and women, and women and care and trouble.
Nathaniel WardIts really beautiful and expensive and I like it a lot. I’ve gotten a lot of complements on it. It just seemed erotic in a place most people wouldn’t have the guts to do it
- Christina Aguilera on a diamond stud piercing in a very private part of her body.
- Rolling Stone, Nov. 14, 2002.
Christina AguileraProfessional coaching is a man trying to get you to keep your legs together when other men have spent a lifetime trying to get them wide apart.
Rachael Hayhoe-FlintPhilosophy is the replacement of category-habits by category-disciplines.
Gilbert RyleI'm choked. It's been physically and mentally draining over the past month. This was the best result that could have happened for racing as no one deserved to lose. He [Seb Sanders] is the toughest rival you could ever meet.
Jamie SpencerI've decided to pick my moment to retire very carefully - in about 200 years time.
Brian CloughExperiments that crash atoms together could start a chain reaction that erodes everything on Earth.
Sir Martin ReesThe only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Ayn Rand'He said I was a radge wee midden, which I am told means a sexy little lady, so I will take it like that.' - on a compliment at the MTV Europe awards, Edinburgh
Christina AguileraThe technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.
Gordon MooreAll men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.
Woody AllenI'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber.
Ewan McGregorThe American experiment is the most tremendous and far reaching engine of social change which
Charles Francis AdamsThere's nothing better than an Ashes series. It's the old enemy and we are playing in the home of cricket where it all began. It's a highlight of everyone's involvement with Australian cricket.
John BuchananThe starting point of all achievement is desire
Napoleon HillBut be not afraid of greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them (Twelfth Night, Act 2 Scene 5)
William ShakespeareI hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here (on a female golfer in a men's PGA tournament)
Vijay SinghI myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.
Rebecca WestA politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.
Harry S Truman'God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil.
Mary DalyWhat a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
Margot AsquithPreparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
Dwight MoodyThe biggest room in this world is the room for improvement
Richard EdenWe perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
Jean De La BruyereBut all's to no end, for the times will not mend
Till the King enjoys his own again.
Martin Parker
Pick another category
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