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Umberto Eco: Nothing gives a...

Umberto Eco: Nothing gives a...

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Source: The Name of...

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Lawrence Durrell: Our inventions mirror...

Lawrence Durrell: Our inventions mirror...

Our inventions mirror our secret wishes.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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George Eliot: The strongest principle...

George Eliot: The strongest principle...

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

Source: Daniel Deronda,...

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Warren Harding: We drew a...

Warren Harding: We drew a...

We drew a pair of deuces and filled.

Source: On hearing of his nomination for...

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Philip Sidney: Open suspecting of...

Philip Sidney: Open suspecting of...

Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.

Source: In The...

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Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a 1000 dollars for a kiss and 50 cents for your...

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Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to...

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Ruth Gordon: If you believe,...

Ruth Gordon: If you believe,...

If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out on...

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Jean Harlow: This place certainly...

Jean Harlow: This place certainly...

This place certainly reeks of hospitality and good cheer, or maybe it's this cheese.

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Geena Davis: If it isn't...

Geena Davis: If it isn't...

If it isn't a success, that still wouldn't be grounds for divorce.

Source: On her...

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Shelley Long: If you don't...

Shelley Long: If you don't...

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only...

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Ethel Barrymore: There is as...

Ethel Barrymore: There is as...

There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become...

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Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I worry...

Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I worry...

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

Source: In Webster's...

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Alfred Hitchcock: Conversation is the...

Alfred Hitchcock: Conversation is the...

Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Billy Wilder: An audience is...

Billy Wilder: An audience is...

An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the...

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Fred Allen: An actor's popularity...

Fred Allen: An actor's popularity...

An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas...

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Gracie Allen: When my mother...

Gracie Allen: When my mother...

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

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Garson Kanin: There are thousands...

Garson Kanin: There are thousands...

There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That's what happens to me...

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Clifton Fadiman: One's first book,...

Clifton Fadiman: One's first book,...

One's first book, kiss, home run is always the best.

Source: In Webster's...

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Will Rogers: The greatest loss...

Will Rogers: The greatest loss...

The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation. I never yet talked to the man who wanted to save time who could...

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