"I did not feel - in President [J.F.] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for [the government in Saigon]. When I sought the reason for the dedication shown by the enemy, it seemed to me that the leadership and charisma shown by Ho Chi Minh was a major part of the answer."

“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.”

“The church is an organisation that institutionalises an aversion to homosexuality, it institutionalises gender inequality and it speaks from a place of teaching people being ashamed of their sexuality.”

Source : Source: www.kaltblut-magazine.com

“All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day.”

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”

“Some people have views of God that are so broad and flexible that it is inevitable that they will find God wherever they look for him. One hears it said that 'God is the ultimate' or 'God is our better nature' or 'God is the universe.' Of course, like any other word, the word 'God' can be given any meaning we like. If you want to say that 'God is energy,' then you can find God in a lump of coal.”

Source : Steven Weinberg (1992). “Dreams of a Final Theory”, Pantheon

“The effect of scent is really interesting. It can create a mood and change a feeling immediately. I wanted to create a modern wardrobe of fragrances ... fragrances that can be very personal to the woman who's wearing them.”

“I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play.”

“The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.”

Source : "The Philosophy of Ruby". Interview with Bill Venners, www.artima.com. September 29, 2003.