"Even if you do no work that is particularly lofty or far-reaching, if you can shed mundane feelings, that is a great achievement. Even if you do not strive much for progress in learning, if you can minimize the influence things have on you, you will soar into the realm of sages."

“In battle, combatants engaged in war against America get no due process and may lawfully be killed. But citizens not in a battlefield - however despicable - are guaranteed a trial by our Constitution. No one argues that Americans who commit treason shouldn't be punished. The maximum penalty for treason is death. But the Constitution specifies the process necessary to convict.”

“I was 14 years old when I started rapping and I was terrible. I fell in love with it though and when that happens with me I become super passionate and go all the way with it.”

“Well, I bought a ticket to the circus. I don't know why I was surprised to see elephants.”

Source : "Norris Church Mailer: The Last Wife" by Alex Witchel, www.nytimes.com. April 1, 2010.

“If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not know of many economic or political problems in the world which will be easier to solve if Britain is outside rather than inside the Community.”

“A sculpture is something that if it falls on your foot, it will break it.”

Source : "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84" by Randy Kennedy, www.nytimes.com. December 21, 2011.

“The Bowling Green game was a big-time environment. We wanna see that for all the games.”

“The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.”

“A woman is like whiskey. She evaporates a little over time, distilled by disappointments and grief. One can never predict if the angels will take the best of her or the worst. Only time will tell if the woman that remains will be bitter, dispirited or aged to perfection.”