Quotes of the day, September 18

You know what kills me about Jennifer Lopez? The fact that this woman wakes up one day and she's like, 'You know what? From now on, I'd like people to call me J-Lo,' and then they do it. Only a celebrity can get away with this. George Bush doesn't come out for his morning press conferences: 'From now on, I'd like to be referred to as G-Bu. Y'all know my vice president, Dog Chain.

Carol Leifer

• People
• Up
• She

That's the number one thing I hear about humans. You have all these choices, so you're confused all the time, and you think so much that you're never happy.

Ned Vizzini

• Choices
• Humans
• Confused

The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.

Martin Luther

• Sin
• Salvation
• Recognition

Love is unconditional and incomprehensible. And I believe it's possible to love absent of mutual respect.

Sufjan Stevens

• Mutual
• Unconditional
• Absent

What is government? From the outside it looks like a security system based on the marriage of land and people, From the inside, it looks like and attempts to create a community. A government is like an oyster, hard on the outside and soft on the inside, and the outside and inside are utterly dependent on each other.

Elmer Eric Schattschneider

• Community
• Government
• Marriage

I used to try to write a song a day. I've been so busy lately.

Dolly Parton

• Writing
• Trying
• Song