"A person needs at intervals to separate himself from family and companions and go to new places. He must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change."

“While economic development [in Egypt] made a few people rich, it left many more worse off. As people felt less and less free, they also felt less and less provided for.”

“But the ultimate goal is to get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control.”

“I would think I drive most hitting coaches crazy. During one single at-bat I used six different stances on six pitches. Oh yeah, I also struck out. So what do I know?”

“There are just some really beautiful people in the world. When you're walking down the street, or you're at a restaurant, someone catches your eye because they have their own look. It goes way beyond what they're wearing - into their mannerisms, the way they smile, or just the way they hold themselves.”

Source : "Behind-the-Scenes with Mary-Kate Olsen". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 11, 2009.

“Have you ever been tempted to start your own business- First read this cautionary tale, especially if you think your ideas come from God.”

Source : "Me, Myself, and Bob: A True Story About God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables". Publisher's Weekly review of Phil Vischer's book, www.publishersweekly.com. October 09, 2006.

“But however mysterious is nature , however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science , the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.”

Source : P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Humbugs of the World”, p.149, Lulu.com

“When the newly formed middle class in China begins to perceive its interests and discovers the value of the rule of law, the existing power structure will lose its foundation. It is a process that no government can put a stop to in the long term. That also applies to some Arab countries, with some limitations. But we have to be patient. In the 1980s, nobody expected that the freedom movement in Poland would lead to the collapse of entire Eastern Bloc. That's why it would be a huge mistake were we to believe that authoritarian systems were indestructible.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

“The United States has already passed on as the world's economic leader. Having flouted Thomas Jefferson for too long, America has succumbed to public debt, the 'fore horse for oppression and despotism,' after which 'taxation will follow, and in its train wretchedness and oppression.”