The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing second, the gratification of ones family and friends and lastly, the solid cash. – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Swinging at daisies is like playing electric guitar with a tennis racket: if it were that easy, we could all be Jerry Garcia. The ball changes everything. – Michael Bamberger
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people. – George W. Bush
A lot of people think Japanese food is difficult, a lot of work. But you dont have to buy the knife I have. You dont have to train as long as I have. You can do my cooking in your kitchen. – Masaharu Morimoto