"The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence."

“Sentient compassion is a must; it has to be developed in order to alleviate cruelty and thoughtless acts. That won't happen if you develop a sense of compassion. You'll have that connectedness, that knowing that the same life that's in you is in every other being, so you're not going to mishandle life.”

“I admit I keep a clichéd ironic distance with many things in the world, but Brooklyn is not one of them.”

“It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look.”

Source : Jacqueline Kelly (2009). “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate”, p.35, Macmillan

“What you wear doesn't really matter much. All that matters is where you're going what you're doing while you're wearing it.”

“Like most celebrities, of course, I adore all the Mario games.”

“Life lives on life. This is the sense of the symbol of the Ouroboros, the serpent biting its tail. Everything that lives lives on the death of something else. Your own body will be food for something else. Anyone who denies this, anyone who holds back, is out of order. Death is an act of giving.”

“You hold precious what you create for yourself in your life that makes you comfortable.”

Source : "For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 20, 2013.

“Today's decision affirms what we all know to be true — the U.S. Constitution guarantees the basic civil rights of all Americans, not just some. Utah's ban on marriage equality does nothing to strengthen or protect any marriage. Instead, it singles out thousands of loving Utah families for unfair treatment simply because of who they are. Our Constitution does not allow for such blatant discrimination.”