"Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life."

“There's a lot of people who, a cigarette is about the only vacation they have.”

“Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.”

Source : William Cowper (1835). “The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review of schools. Miscellaneous poems”, p.33

“Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.”

“There are some composers - at the head of whom stands Beethoven - who not only do not know when to stop but appear to stop many times before they actually do.”

“When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.”

Source : "Ready for Takeoff". Interview with Laura Linney, www.latimes.com.

“Neither team has really taken the baton by the scruff of the neck and put their stamp on it”

Source : "Why's Ashley Young diving into the Apple Store? And why's Nick Bendtner off Arsene's Xmas card list?". www.mirror.co.uk. April 22, 2012.

“The great thing about life - I'd rather not know and just hope I'm happy and healthy and I feel as good about my life as I do now.”

Source : FaceBook post by Camilla Belle from Feb 16, 2012

“Good talkers are only found in Paris.”

Source : "Ballade des Femmes de Paris". Poem by Francois Villon , II,