"People formerly seemed unable to evaluate a woman's c.v. or to accept a range of personal and communicative styles from the exuberant and confident to the sober and pedantic. It's much better than it was, and a number of male philosophers have been extraordinarily helpful in detecting and criticising everyday sexism in the profession."

“That's what music is: entertainment. The more you put yourself into it, the more of you comes out in it.”

“I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.”

Source : "Dick Van Patten - Finding A “Natural Balance” Between Acting, Animals and Family Fun" by Lori Golden, www.thepetpress-la.com. September, 2004.

“Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.”

“Scent is the strongest tie to memory.”

“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.”

“The world must live. We are only one species among billions. The gods don't love us any more than they love spiders or bears or whales or water lilies.”

Source : Daniel Quinn (2010). “The Story of B”, p.324, Bantam

“No woman has an abortion for fun.”

“Gossip is the worst form of judging.”