We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand. Jennie Jerome Churchill Mother of Winston Churchill (1854 - 1921) Guilt is a rope that wears thin. Ayn Rand US (Russian-born) novelist (1905 - 1982) A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. Charlotte Bronte English novelist (1816 - 1855) Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. Arthur Rubinstein US (Polish-born) composer & pianist (1886 - 1982) That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862) It is better to wear out than to rust out. Bishop Richard Cumberland This is my answer to the gap between ideas and action - I will write it out. Hortense Calisher Familiarity breeds contempt - and children. Mark Twain, Notebooks (1935) US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph. Shirley Temple US actress, dancer, & diplomat (1928 - ) The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character. Isabelle Eberhardt |