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“I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.”
Source : "Sam Claflin, Finnick Odair: An Interview With The ‘Catching Fire’ Heartthrob". Interview with Dana Matthews, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 6, 2013. 
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“Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels wide tolerance not only for their expression but also for the organization of people and forces to bring about the acceptance of the dissenter's claim....We have alternatives to violence.”
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“But You know Landscape is my mistress - 'tis to her that I look for fame - and all that the warmth of the imagination renders dear to Man.”
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“Society had grown cruel. People who felt they were unwanted or unwelcome in their own country, reacted with aggression. There was no such thing as meaningless violence. Every violent act had a meaning for the person who committed it. Only when you dared accept this truth could you hope to turn society in another direction.”
Source : FaceBook post by Henning Mankell from Jul 29, 2011
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“My child was one of Nature's Tories pitted against a mother who was one of nurture's Lefties: it was no contest.”
Source : "Resistance is useless" by Allison Pearson, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2002.
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“Of all the butterflies that chose to stay, I’m in love with the one that got away.”
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“But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.”
Source : Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.116, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.”
