"Ability is sexless." Cardinal John Henry Newman
"A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence."
"A very short one." Jeanne Calment
"The little I know I owe to my ignorance." Sacha Guitry
"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made." Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
"Sometimes it is impossible to deal with her, but most of the time she is very sweet, and if you caress her properly she will sing beautifully." Andres Segovia
"What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?" Anais Nin
"If there are any of you at the back who do not hear me, please don't raise your hands because I am also nearsighted." Wystan Hugh Auden
"They nicknamed me the Oomph Girl, and I loathe that nickname! Just being known by a nickname indicates that you're not thought of as a true actress....It's just crap! If you call an actress by her looks or a reaction, then that's all she'll ever be thought of as." Clara Lou Sheridan
"I want to be able to make Westerns like Kurosawa makes Westerns."
"I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of a hill." Erma Fiste
"How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it?" Eunice Kathleen Waymon
"Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power." Barbara Jordan
"The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things." Jilly Cooper
"A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded."
"When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?" Chuck Palahniuk
"I just accepted them as a great accessory to every outfit." Jennifer Love Hewitt