August 6 Birthdays

It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject, the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.

It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves, don't take life too seriously.

There are all kinds of rumors about me. And they're all true, every one of them. You can make some up if you want.

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

The bass, no matter what kind of music youre playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.

I turned up my nose at yoga for years. I was a rugby player growing up. But now I know. When Im on those long international flights, like 22 hours from L.A. to Sydney, Ill get up sometimes and do yoga in the aisle just to stretch out a little bit.

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, its not new to our culture - its always been very much a part of it. Its good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women.

Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.

I think the problem is that there has been a kind of backlash against feminism. I think women just didnt really see themselves winning that fight, and I think that probably led to a lot women feeling trapped in a perpetual cycle of disappointment - trying to be feminists and failing to be.

Do the best that you can in the place where you are, and be kind.

I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.

In these times, in this harsh, rude, warring world that we live in, where most of the bloodshed is My god is greater than your god, and were fighting in the name of our god, we have to find a way to peaceably coexist, spiritually.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever. Alfred Lord Tennyson

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

Reading him is like wading through glue.

It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.

She looks like she combs her hair with an eggbeater.