"Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as both a means and an end. A people who would build a nation in which strong, democratic institutions are firmly established as a guarantee against state-induced power must first learn to liberate their own minds from apathy and fear."

“Knowing what you can do at any given time to look and feel better is pretty powerful.”

Source : Bobbi Brown (2012). “Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful”, p.277, Chronicle Books

“Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy Talk' is just that. It is like a collision of William Gaddis, M*A*S*H and The Beguiled. It is a Haiti I could never have imagined and will not soon forget. These nurses are crazy and I wish I knew them.”

“I probably sensed the serious formality of the ceremonies and felt what others were feeling then. Looking back, I'd guess that it had opened up a gaping hole in my psyche. In the process of creating art, I might be trying to fill that hole, or to reduce its depth, or to make it feel less hollow. I think that making art could have helped from that moment on.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“The only important thing to realise about history is that it all took place in the last five minutes.”

Source : Celia Elizabeth Green (1976). “The decline and fall of science”, Hamish Hamilton

“When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Adolescents' immature thinking makes it difficult for them to process the divorce. They tend to see things in black-and-white terms and have trouble putting events into perspective. They are absolute in their judgments and expect perfection in parents. They are likely to be self-conscious about their parent's failures and critical of their every move. They have the expectations that parents will keep them safe and happy and are shocked by the broken covenant. Adolescents are unforgiving.”

Source : Mary Pipher (2005). “Reviving Ophelia”, p.120, Penguin

“it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life.”

Source : Phyllis Bottome (1934). “Innocence and experience: stories”

“Carbon capture and storage, its commercial development.. is going to be the key to the future of coal. If it is successful commercially, then the Australian coal sector will be a center of prosperity and growth; if it's not successful then it won't be. I think in the long run it's as simple as that.”