It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. – H. L. Mencken
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency – the belief that the here and now is all there is. – Allan Bloom
The wonderful thing about age is that your knees dont work as well, you cant run down steps quite as easily and obviously you cant lift heavy weights. But your mind doesnt feel any different. – Roger Moore
Maybe I was just lucky, but I had the best pregnancy, and I loved giving birth. It was just the most amazing thing, so surreal but so real. – Ashlee Simpson
