"We are the sum of all people we have ever met; you change the tribe and the tribe changes you."

“Christ was made man that we might be made God.”

“I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy ending. That was never my scene.”

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

“Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial.”

Source : Speech at the DOJ African-American History Month Program, delivered 18 February 2009

“Civil society must be strengthened to help raise awareness among people living with HIV, and those at risk, of their rights, and to ensure they have access to legal services and redress through the courts.”

Source : "A Legal Remedy?" by Shereen El Feki, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2012.

“You know, civil rights is great and everything, but a lot of people don't realize that plumbers in the South make less money than when they used to install separate drinking fountains.”

“Alice?” She spun toward the door, her skirts whirling softly. “Yes?” she forced out. “Do you know what I am holding in my hand?” “No.” “Care to guess?” “A pitchfork?” she asked in a stilted attempt at levity, hoping to invoke his earlier, playful mood. “No, my dear,” he answered drily. “A key to your room.” “What?”she breathed, aghast. “I should hate to have to use it.” “You have a key to this room?” “Mm-hmm.” She took a step toward the door, panic rising up in her throat. “You’re bluffing!” “Do you wish me to prove it?”

“A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.”

Source : Jef Raskin (2000). “The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems”, p.6, Addison-Wesley Professional

“What was bizarre, when I was younger, I never watched TV. I would rather watch a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing.”