Quote of the Day

Literature is news that stays news.

Ezra Pound

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.

Margaret Mead

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. Art and Religion are means to similar states of mind.

Clive Bell

Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

Bruce Babbitt

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

Frank Zappa

If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it; let us fight against destiny, even though without hope of victory.

Miguel de Unamuno

We came to see Jace. Is he alright?""I don't know,"Magnus said. "Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?

Cassandra Clare

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

Groucho Marx

It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

Dizzy Gillespie

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Mark Twain

He's like a drug for you, Bella.

Stephenie Meyer

Be fun! I don't like homes or rooms that don't have a sense of humor or have some sense of whimsy or a personality. Your home should reflect who you are, and what you love. I would never have something in my home because it's the thing to have. I have to love it and it needs some connection to me.

Bryan Batt

For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable.

Edgar Ramirez

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

Francis Bacon

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Douglas Adams

A good mother remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her own neuroses and inadequacies onto her children, is an active and beloved community volunteer. She remembers to make play dates, her children's clothes fit, she does art projects with them and enjoys all their games.

Ayelet Waldman

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.

Joyce Grenfell

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso

Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product.

Edward Steichen

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Michael Morpurgo