Jane Austen Quotes

A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss; but of all the pains, the greatest pain is to love, but love in vain.

My parents tried to shield me from how famous they were when I was growing up on Long Island. I had no idea.

Love is a component of many different things - the baggage you bring, the moment, what you need in your life, seeing someone as a portal for understanding everything, and all the intensity that brings. It's not something to count on and act like it's a stable thing.

Mitt Romney would move the Court even further right, putting landmark decisions like Roe v. Wade at risk. Some say Romney would repeat the past. I disagree - he'd be worse.

Malta is a sod of a place.

Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.

I was supposed to be authoritative, but at the same time had to be likeable, a quality that is a bonus, not a requirement, for men in the same position.

Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.

When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.

Between fourteen and nineteen, I must have begun and abandoned six novels.

I've built a network that curates interestingness. In my universe, it encompasses thousands and thousands of filters and people, each person being a filter. So it's kinda cool. Like I've created my own utopia, removing the boring stuff and showing only the amazing stuff.

I like that Ben & Jerry's is willing to speak out about social and political issues that aren't always safe - but are the right thing to do.

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning.

I think everyone can feel like an outsider. I know I have. I've always felt like one.

After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate.

I'm not interested in a film about golf but I am interested in golf as a metaphor.

If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.

Nerves can be useful, as they sharpen you up, make you determined to try your hardest and do your best.

You need to set near-term milestones. Put the assumptions down on paper, and make it to your vision or ultimate product. Your team has to understand where they're going. Your partners need to understand where they're going.

The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.