"When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life."

“What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.”

Source : Richard Wilbur (2006). “Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences”, p.12, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain”

“In this day and age if you've got the technology then it's vital to use that technology to track people down. The number on the database should be the maximum number you can get.”

“We have not been scuffling in this waste-howling wildness for the right to be stupid.”

“For every young person I meet, I learn an idea.”

Source : "Ronan Farrow making mark as diplomat at young age". Interview with Leah Garchik, www.sfgate.com. May 16, 2012.

“We talked about politics constantly in my family growing up in North Carolina. There were always debates. Being of Greek background, it's in our blood to drink coffee and talk politics.”

“Th' first thing to have in a libry is a shelf. Fr'm time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But th' shelf is th' main thing.”

“Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.”