"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

“If price spikes don't change eating habits, perhaps the combination of deforestation, pollution, climate change, starvation, heart disease and animal cruelty will gradually encourage the simple daily act of eating more plants and fewer animals.”

Source : Mark Bittman (2015). “A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more”, p.58, Clarkson Potter

“People say I'm going to be the next Oprah. But I say no, because Oprah is still Oprah. I'll be the next me. I feel like there's always a lane for me as long as I'm true to myself.”

“Positive work environments outperform negative work environments.”

“She died praying that she might die.”

Source : Mary Boykin Chesnut (2011). “Mary Chesnut's Diary”, p.228, Penguin

“I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies.”

“Life just makes so much more sense with black framed glasses on...”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 19, 2012

“Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian of what it commands; and is the only sure defence of happiness.”

“My neighbor Alice Pierce is fond of singing folk music to her garden plants. Thinks it makes them grow or something. The Major had often wondered how a wailing rendition of 'Greensleeves' would encourage greater raspberry production but Alice insisted that it worked far better than chemical fertilizers, and she did produce several kinds of fruit in pie-worthy quantitites. No sense of pitch, but plenty of enthusiasm, he added.”