"Humanity is the washerwoman of society that wrings out its dirty laundry in tears."

“Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.”

Source : Pliny (the Elder.) (1997). “Natural History: Books 8-11”, Loeb Classical Library

“I travel light; as light, that is, as a man can travel who will still carry his body around because of its sentimental value.”

Source : The Lady's not for Burning (1949) act 1

“There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin." --Charlie Gordan”

“The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.”

“Sometimes people think that that you are going softer, or you are going mainstream, but that's not true. It's way more true to change your style.”

“I never wanted to sound clean and pretty. I always wanted to have kind of a certain natural quality to my voice, and I wish it were more rough than it is.”

Source : "Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 1, 2016.

“I'm still trying to figure myself out as an actor.”

“Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.”