"The establishment of democracy on the American continent was scarcely as radical a break with the past as was the necessity, which Americans faced, of broadening this concept to include black men."

“There's always going to be someone as funny as you or funnier.”

“For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.”

“Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.”

Source : Edith Hamilton (1964). “The Ever-Present Past”

“I think for most actors, because we sort of have to tell ourselves this, we always say, 'Oh, it doesn't mean anything to win an Oscar!' It certainly isn't a goal that you want to set yourself up for, because then you're just setting yourself up for disaster. Because how many people actually win an Oscar?”

“Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.”

Source : "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 02, 2013.

“One thing I love about Cormac McCarthy is the types of pressure he puts onto people. You see the best and the worst in people, you really see what humanity is made of, and I think that resonates in some way.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com

“I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there.”