"People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people."

“No manager ever won no ballgames.”

“If I were to write the story of my life, I would shock the world.”

“Adoption is rewarding. But the process, as we have already detailed in some particulars, can be expensive, exhausting, and hard to sustain on a dream, much less a whim.”

Source : Scott Simon (2010). “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption”, p.49, Random House

“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.”

“Don’t use the language of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ when talking about blood sugar numbers – these are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes.”

“I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.”

“Yesterday I thought about why I felt the need to get up at exactly the same time as the day before and do everything I did the day before. Why? What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all?”

“Of course, I'd like to produce and direct a blockbuster, but you gotta build up to that. So now I'm learning from a bunch of little movies. And it's more fun with smaller pictures. It's more creative.”