Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness. – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 19
Once you start saying, Lets talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations, it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda. – Andrew Cuomo
First of all, plain and simple, you have no real idea of what it means to be famous until you become famous. Its a double-edged sword. Obviously there are a lot of amazing things about fame, but there are also a lot of challenging things about it. – Michelle Pfeiffer