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“When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and with respect — but do not believe him. Never put your trust into anything but your own intellect. Your elder, no matter whether he has gray hair or has lost his hair, no matter whether he is a Nobel laureate — may be wrong. The world progresses, year by year, century by century, as the members of the younger generation find out what was wrong among the things that their elders said. So you must always be skeptical — always think for yourself.”
Source : "Linus Pauling: Scientist and Peacemaker". Book edited by Clifford Mead and Thomas Hager, 2001.
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“Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of.”
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“I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs... the beauty of life, the pain never lasts.”
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“Teaching at university isn't like teaching in an art school.”
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“The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives.”
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“I swear...I'll deliver the message for the love of my country.”
Source : Kristen Britain (2008). “Green Rider: Book One of Green Rider”, p.19, Penguin
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“I'm not always really calm, but I try not to get taken away by things that are incredibly transitory.”
Source : "Jennifer Beals Shoots L Word Book, Is Perfect: The Autostraddle Interview". Interview with Jessica Rothschild, www.autostraddle.com. March 5, 2010. 
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“The morality of an act is a function of the state of the system at the time it is performed.”
