Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Are we not also married to conscience which we would love to get rid of often enough since it is more bothersome than a man or a woman ever could become?

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007)

Growing older is like climbing a mountain: the higher you get, the more strength you need, but the further you see.

Dalai Lama

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Alan Alda

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

Lao Tzu (400 bc)

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

Carlos Santana

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

Listen to me: a family man is never a real family man. An assassin is never entirely assassin. They play a role, you understand. While a dead man, he is really dead. To be or not to be, right?

Leonard Cohen

''The term clinical depression finds its way into too many conversations these days. One has a sense that a catastrophe has occurred in the psychic landscape.''

Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)

''The whole LSD, STP, marijuana, heroin, hashish, prescription cough medicine crowd suffers from the "Watchtower" itch: you gotta be with us, man, or you're out, you're dead. This pitch is a continual and seeming MUST with those who use the stuff. It's no wonder they keep getting busted.''

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

For, the experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always waiting for its poet.

St. Mary Euphrasia (1796-1868)

A person may rise to the highest degree of contemplation even when busily occupied.

Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)

Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Nomar Garciaparra

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked.

Bao Dai (1913-1997)

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.

Steve Earle

Me, I'm spiritually retarded, I need to be knee deep in water with a fly rod in my hands, that's about as close to God as I get.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Martin Luther King (1929-1968)

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004)

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

Harriet Tubman (1820-1913)

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Jonathan Winters

Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.