Aphorisms And Favourite Quotes & Sayings

To improve ourselves, to move toward that goal, perfection, that puts no less a demand on us for being unattainable, requires solitude, removal from the concerns of everyday life. And yet constant solitude renders self-improvement impossible, if not pointless. A balance must be struck between meditating in solitude and then applying this to your everyday life. — Leo Tolstoy

There is a reason that both have had the longevity in their careers that they have had. They have each done very different things throughout their careers and lived really interesting lives. There is a reason why they are up there still. After all, there is only one Barbra Streisand and one Liza Minnelli. — Sarah Brightman

There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever. — Sarah MacLean

Which causes me to wonder, my own purpose on so many days as humble as the spider's, what is beautiful that I make? What is elegant? What feeds the world? — Louise Erdrich

As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty. — Tulsi Gabbard

A man of fashion never has recourse to proverbs, and vulgar aphorisms; uses neither favourite words nor hard words, but takes great care to speak very correctly and grammatically, and to pronounce properly; that is, according to the usage of the best companies. — Lord Chesterfield