"As a journalist, if you want to explore the world, you have to take a risk."

“Words are living things. They have personality, point of view... agenda.”

“A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”

“The real secret of magic is that there is no magic.”

“If I wasn't plagued by needing to write things, that would perhaps be a blessing.”

“I am speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street. This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government an official note stating that unless we heard from them by eleven o'clock, that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and consequently this county is at war with Germany.”

Source : "Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war". www.theguardian.com. September 03, 1939.

“I needed it to have experiences I could write about. I thought I was someone who had nothing to say.”

“That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development.”

“When you know clearly what you want, you'll wake up every morning excited about life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Mark Victor Hansen from Jun 30, 2014