There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others. – John Adams
All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd…from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions. – Sarah Bernhardt
When I was about 12 and first started wearing lipstick, my dad would ask, Are you wearing makeup? I would say back, Youre wearing more makeup there than I am! – Georgia Jagger
Oh, the secret life of man and woman –dreaming how much better we would be than we are if we were somebody else or even ourselves, and feeling that our estate has been unexploited to its fullest. – Zelda Fitzgerald