"Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat."

“We used to say in the black community that if somebody else caught a cold, we caught pneumonia.”

“8. Fact: It is a bad idea to date a known cheater, because even if he doesn't cheat on you, you will always know he's capable of it and will never fully trust him. Then you will become even more insecure and neurotic than you already are.”

Source : E. Lockhart (2016). “Ruby Oliver 3: The Treasure Map of Boys”, p.149, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

“I was never a member of the peace movement or a pacifist, nor was I ever carried away from a demonstration outside a military barracks. Perhaps that's why I don't feel the need to compensate for anything.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

“My biggest fear is the people I love not knowing how much I love them. I just want to remind people all the time.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

“There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.”

Source : "Honoring two society women: Pat Buckley and Kitty Carlisle Hart" by Eric Konigsberg, www.nytimes.com. April 24, 2007.

“Big success requires big sacrifices. Don't find out later that the cost was too high. Denial is said to be even more potent than cocaine; neither drug enhances your marketability.”

Source : K. Callan (1993). “The Script is finished, now what do I do?.: the scriptwriter's resource book & agent guide”, Sweden Pr

“Shhh.” He put a finger to her lips. “Hear me out. I cannot deny that I would've liked to have made babies with you. A little girl with your hair and eyes would've been the delight of my life. But it is you that I want primarily, not mythical children. I can survive the loss of something I've never had. I cannot survive losing you. (Winter Makepeace)”

“I love rich people. Any time I needed a job, I went to a rich person. I like poor people, but they never had a job for me.”