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“Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your dearest friends, members of your own family, perhaps, loving, anxious, and knowing nothing whatever . . .”
Source : Minnie Maddern Fiske, Alexander Woollcott (1917). “Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production”
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“Love and sacrifice are closely linked, like the sun and the light. We cannot love without suffering and we cannot suffer without love.”
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“[On writing biography:] If you wish to see a person you must not start by seeing through him.”
Source : Iris Origo (1984). “A Need to Testify”, p.37, Helen Marx Books
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“If suffer some misfortune, then think: "The Lord sees my heart, and if it pleases Him, it will be well both for me and and others." And thus your soul will always be at peace. But is someone murmurs, "This is bad, and that is bad," then he will never have peace in his soul, even though he fasts and prays a lot.”
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“We have more days to live through than pleasures. Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret.”
Source : Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.71, Shambhala Publications
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“Improvisation can be either a last resort or an established way of evoking creativity.”
Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.4, Grove Press
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“Human beings are psychologically far more afraid of bugs than they are of driving a car, whereas people get killed by cars every single day, and there is hardly ever a story of people getting killed by bugs.”
Source : "Executive Producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman Interview FRINGE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 18, 2011. 
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“I am still passionate about Grizzly bears as well as the rest of the animal kingdom and I understand now how precious people are that stand for all of the animal kingdom. I would like to work extensively with the animals as well as bringing forth awareness to those on earth that have similar passions for animals as I had.”
