"I don't necessarily recommend directing your husband or wife in a film, but if you have to do it, you have to do it."

“The Encyclopedia - the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment.”

Source : Peter Prange (2011). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.291, Simon and Schuster

“When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.”

Source : "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.

“It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment.”

“It is my interpretation from the Koran that all people have equal rights. That means men and women, Muslims and non-Muslims too, and in a society where all people have equal rights, that means all people should make decisions equally. ... This doesn't mean that we're changing God's law, It just means we're reinterpreting laws according to the development of science - and the realities of the times.”

Source : "Iran at the Millenium, by Robin Wright". Excerpt from The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran (2001), www.pbs.org.

“You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too.”

Source : Quoted in New York Journal-American, 12 Apr. 1957

“Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.”

Source : Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.179, Random House

“The saying is, life is short, but what if it's not? But if life is short, is this how you would like to spend your last days? And if life is long, is this how you want to spend 50, 60, or 70 years? Being ashamed? Being quiet? Hoping no one notices you? Not telling the truth? Walking around heavy? If I die in my sleep tonight, God forbid, I am happy with how I've lived my life. I've lived it truthfully.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

“I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.”