I have seen a flower blooming in beauty in a secluded vale, and, ere I had a chance to look again, a chilly breath of air had scattered its petals and left it a ruin. – Charles Lanman, “Musings,” 1840
Now Im fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and hows your day, and nothing is changed for me. – Jim Valvano
Film-makers are always going to be interested in making movies that plug into society around them. Thats what a vibrant, artistically alert community should be doing. After all, it would be sad if we only made films about alien robots. – Mark Boal
We had periodic crises in this country when the technical intelligence didnt support the policy. We had the bomber gap, the missile gap. – Aldrich Ames
As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of peoples lives. Whether its a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people. – Rob Bell
Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because shes beautiful but dont have anything to talk about, its going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person. – Amanda Peet
