"I think I believe a little bit in the power of people to really cast a bad energy on you if they want to. If the bad mojo wants to come your way, look out."

“...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.”

Source : Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.264, Gerald Duckworth & Co

“Smiling can be a deliberate, intentioned act. When it is that, it becomes an act of creation, and a powerful tool. Be quick to smile, and quick to share your smile with others. You will light up your heart and light up the room.”

“Where I come from, there were traditions with my race and whenever you faced a curve in life, there was always a tradition.”

“Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake.”

Source : Richard Sennett (2009). “The Craftsman”, p.17, Penguin UK

“I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels.”

“New York is a wonderful place to shoot. The bystanders are great. They are enthusiastic. They respect the process, and you get the energy of the city.”

Source : "Jane Curtin looks at "Unforgettable" life and career". Interview with Jill Jacobs, www.reuters.com. April 13, 2012.

“Discovery hapens in the overlap of difference communities... in the clashes of difference.”

“Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.”