Martin Walker, The Body in the Castle Well: A Bruno, Chief of Police novel (Knopf, 6/4)
Nothing is going to work out unless you step up and make it happen.
Deeply happy people are even thankful for the trials and tragedies they pass through.
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
Glory of the world makes life meaningless. Glory of God fulfills it.
I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.
The intelligence we will create from the reverse-engineering of the brain will have access to its own source code and will be able to rapidly improve itself in an accelerating iterative design cycle....
I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll st...
I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.'
When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.
Living life without a goal is like sailing the sea without a compass.