Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. – Douglas Jerrold, “Meeting Troubles Half-Way,” 1859 Category: Optimism
The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser — in case you thought optimism was dead. – Robert Brault Category: Optimism
I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois, in a home for boys. We had these Jackson 5 records. I really related to their voices – they were about my age, but they were doing it. – Eddie Vedder Category: Age
Swans sing before they die — twere no bad thing did certain persons die before they sing. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Category: Singing
The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album. – Natalie Imbruglia Category: Success
