"Sure they say we (women) are life givers not takers, but guess what, most women can multi-task and be life givers and fighters. Boxing is not a life-taking sport. Boxing is not a violent sport; it's an art, a dance, a science. Sometimes the smarter boxer wins and sometimes the stronger boxer wins. Of course aggression is a feminine quality. It's a quality that exists in human beings whether they are men or women."

“Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.”

“There are friends and faces that may be forgotten, but there are horses that never will be.”

Source : Andy Adams (2015). “The Log of a Cowboy”, p.85, Booklassic

“And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, 'Hmm, there's half a page that's good here.' Then you throw out everything else.”

Source : "The Exploding Girl Blows Up". Interview with Meryl Cates, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 20, 2011.

“The ladies who try to keep their beauty are the ladies who lose it.”

“I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people think I should do.”

“All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy.”

Source : "The Italian Pleasures of Gabriele Paterkallos : A Renaissance of Romanticism in Modernity" by Pietros Maneos, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2012.

“I know that Marianne Williamson cannot be bought”

“Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who's late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day.”