"The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep watch over us."

“My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror" by Jasmine Guinness, www.theguardian.com. January 05, 2008.

“It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.”

“Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don't get to keep doing that.”

Source : "Face it: O'Hara is worth your 'Consideration'". Associated Press Interview, www.today.com. November 15, 2006.

“Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.”

Source : Edna Ferber (1952). “Giant”

“The 'harmonious world' theory .. will help dispel doubts in the international community about China's continued development and refute the absurd 'China threat theory'.”

“How can this strange story of God made flesh, of a crucified Savior, of resurrection and new creation become credible for those whose entire mental training has conditioned them to believe that the real world is the world which can be satisfactorily explained and managed without the hypothesis of God? I know of only one clue to the answering of that question, only one real hermeneutic of the gospel: a congregation which believes it.”

“Mr. Speaker, Delaware River's regional ports handle approximately 58 million tons of cargo yearly.”

“The sweetest of all success is that which one wins by hard exertion ...”