"I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention."

“Tell me now in what hidden way isLady Flora the lovely Roman?Where's Hipparchia, and where is Thais,Neither of them the fairer woman?Where is Echo, beheld of no man,Only heard on river and mere-She whose beauty was more than human?-But where are the snows of yester-year?”

Source : 'Ballade des dames du temps jadis' from 'Le Grand Testament' (1461) (translation by D. G. Rossetti)

“There isn't any such thing as an ordinary life. (92)”

“Courage is exhilarating.”

“Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions.”

“The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up to the Stage.”

Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”

“There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.”

“I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt.”

Source : Nathanael Greene, Richard K. Showman, Rhode Island Historical Society (2005). “The papers of General Nathanael Greene”

“If you believe in it, and you believe in it hard, it is impossible to fail.”