People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or later they find themselves debtor or creditor to some one. – Johann von Goethe
I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the institutions of man enter very largely and absorb much of the attention. Man is but the place where I stand, and the prospect hence is infinite. – Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1852 April 2nd
I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didnt really know how to successfully get me going. – Miroslav Vitous
Famous people come up to me, but I dont know who they are because my sight is so bad. Its always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I dont have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room. – Helena Bonham Carter