When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

I had a world of people raising me; it was like a little village.

If you go away with, you know, a girlfriend, wife, whatever, you have an argument on holiday because you're not used to spending that much time with people.

Diverting the internal traffic between the Writer as Angel of Light and the Writer as Hustler is that scribbling child in a grown-up body wondering if anybody is listening.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

I want to do a documentary about strippers, 'cause it's a moneymaker.

Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else.

I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful.

You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.

The musical based on my life would most likely be called 'Something Fabulous.' 'Something Fabulous' - that's a great title!

I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.

The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be proved right. Fascism is like a hydra - you can cut off its head in the Germany of the '30s and '40s, but it'll still turn up on your back doorstep in a slightly altered guise.

Illness is a clumsy attempt to arrive at health: we must come to nature's aid with intellect.

Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.

Bungle is definitely a priority right now.

You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done.

We have a model that we're following, and it's the Libya model.

The British people are good all through. You can test them as you would put a bucket into the sea and always find it salt.

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

One of the things I find really hard and view as a massive drag... is that I'm losing my ability to be completely anonymous.

When I was 49, I posed for Playboy - I was very flattered to be asked. I was quite honoured, really, considering that most of the models they feature are in their twenties.

My history is pretty different from the history of most professors. I was a high school dropout. I dropped out and became a science fiction writer.

My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on tour performing.

Shutterstock's ability to cultivate a healthy and expanding marketplace for both customers and contributors remains a key competitive advantage and a crucial component of our sustained growth.

I'm not the type of person to eat big hunks of meat. I think people are starting to realize that great things come in small batches.