"Trials are nothing else but the forge that purifies the soul of all its imperfections."

“Work, alternated with needful rest, is the salvation of man or woman.”

“Comics are actually dubbed by euphemistic label of graphic novel, which became a big deal.”

Source : "A Brief History of Comics". Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. January 26, 2010.

“I just wanted to quit running. My coach, Tracy Walters, took me aside and told me that I had an opportunity few people ever get. He said that I could inspire the whole team because I was so small and unathletic.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.

“One thing about dead people, they're all the same.”

“The problem Philip Morris had with electronic cigarettes since the beginning of development was the satisfaction of the smoker. Because the taste is dramatically different and, at the initial stages, the nicotine pharmacokinetics were very slow. You could not get the satisfaction. It's not so easy to crack this code. The taste satisfaction is very important. The closest you are to this, the more chances you have to switch people. It's very nice to have a zero-risk product, but if nobody uses it, you don't have any reduction in public health risk.”

“Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing attitudes, these people-the pride and joy of their parents-should have had a strong and stable sense of self-assurance. But the case is exactly the opposite... Whenever they suddenly get the feeling they have failed to live up to some ideal image or have not measured up to some standard, then they are plagued by anxiety or deep feelings of guilt and shame. What are the reasons for such disturbances in these competent, accomplished people?”

“You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out.”

“Everywhere outside New York City is Bridgeport, Connecticut.”