"Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men."

“That really hurt me- I tried to help those children but people just wanted to make fun of me.It was cruel and unnecessary.”

“When you can't pitch with your arm, you go with your heart.”

“Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.”

Source : Susie Orbach (1997). “Fat is a Feminist Issue: The Anti-diet Guide for Women”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

“I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking in that instant how thrilling and grown-up it must be to say something so completely untrue, as opposed to the little amateur fibs I was already practiced at -- horrid little apprentice sinner that I was --like the ones about you'd already said your prayers or washed under the fingernails. Yes, I was impressed. I too must learn to say these gorgeous untruths. Imaginary kings and queens would be my houseguests when I was older.”

“In an ever more open world, building peace through dialogue is no longer a choice but a necessity!”

“It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.”

“Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.”

“I'm passionate about old people because I am one myself.”

Source : "'I haven't danced since 1973, not even at my own wedding': Len Goodman on life, love and Strictly" by Alun Palmer, www.mirror.co.uk. January 15, 2013.