When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.

— Jimi Hendrix

In my experience, those who make the biggest fuss about not spending much at Christmas are generally the ones who buy what they want and eat where they want 12 months a year.

— Julian Baggini

If you don’t make your choices, others will choose for you.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

— George W. Bush

I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.

— Kelly Clarkson

If she knew how beautiful love is, she would already put it in a box, seal, and preserve it.So she could smell it whenever she wants.

— Kusumastuti

The Mafia exists in the American imagination because we want it to exist.

— Pete Hamill

Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

I'm as much a victim of the romantic myth of 'getting away' as anyone else. My head tells me it's myth, but I don't want to believe it is.

— Sydney Pollack

I am not interested in slice of life, what I want is a slice of the imagination.

— Carlos Fuentes