"I've seen plenty of ballplayers way better than me, but they didn't have the work ethic. It comes down to how bad you want it."

“In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures.”

Source : Carroll Quigley (1966). “Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time”, G S G & Associates Pub

“The only sex education my mother ever gave me was the injunction: 'Never let a boy touch you down there.' I had no idea what she meant. She seemed to be referring to my knees.”

“Even in the face of continued good news, Kerry clings to his message of gloom and doom, supporting it with twisted statistics. Kerry's complaints about a middle class squeeze are out of touch with the reality that home sales hit a record high last month, college tuition increases slowed and consumer confidence is rising.”

“I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old.”

“We're really trying to give people the ability to go into a darkened room and have a couple hours of just pure enjoyment.”

Source : "Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Sir Ben Kingsley Talk IRON MAN 3, the Future of the Franchise, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 23, 2013.

“And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-lamps in the town.”

Source : Frank Dempster Sherman (1917). “The Poems of Frank Dempster Sherman”

“I was three years old. I was messing with my grandparents' dog in Las Vegas, and he decided to pick me up by my head and run around the backyard with me.”

“It is a mystery why any Americans would support the concept of the EU.”