"To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers."

-- Frank Herbert

#Wise Quotes #Men Quotes #Endure Quotes

“New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th richest person in America, with a personal fortune of some $18 billion, likes to pick a fight - especially fights where the line between good and evil is particularly stark.”
“If character is what you do when no one is watching, then sportsmanship is that conduct with everybody watching.”
“Nobody sits alone accompanied only by a stewing ambition that won't see fruit for years. Ambition is something you turn into publicity before there's anything to publicize.”
“Why has there never been a holiday where peace is celebrated all throughout the world?”
“I live in my dreams â€” that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.”
“In December people give no thought to the Past or the Future. They thing only of the Present.”
“Even when I get to the point where I am acting and performing, where I want to be with my career, I'm never going to think of anyone as lower than me. Everyone's the celebrity of their own life, you know?”

Source : "Life According to Ireland Baldwin" by Kat Stoeffel, www.elle.com. August 16, 2013.
“My buildings are more famous than me.”

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