It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
I wanted Cathy and Irving to actually say 'I do' and be pronounced husband and wife on Feb. 5, which is my mom's birthday.
I celebrated my 18th birthday in Japan, which was quite memorable; I was quite fascinated by the different traditions and the culture; it was so completely different to Australian culture.
Engel & Volkers is international, high end and associated with the very best in real estate which is well represented by our new Park Avenue address.
We now live in the era of fake consensus, or phoney populism, a condition in which galleries and homes are seen to succeed best where they manage feelings of non-difference.
I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out.
Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band programs in the country at the time.
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.
We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.
The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.
When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?
Everything comes back to the horse, which is why I love it. You put your ego aside, and you concentrate on getting the best performance out of this creature.
For graduate school I ended up going to the University of Iowa, which is, of course, the best graduate writing program in the country.
The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences.
I've always had this identity thing. When I was little, I was always changing my handwriting because I couldn't decide which one I liked best.
The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind of meet each other's needs and be partners in the process.
I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery.
At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living.
There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
