"Take imagination breaks... Relaxed attention is one of the most important states of mind for creativity, and sometimes it has to be learned."

“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.”

“I worked with John, but I had enough sense to walk just a little ways behind him. I could have made more records, but I wanted to have a marriage.”

“Because beautiful things never last. Not roses nor snow… And not fireworks, either”

“Men come together in cities in order to live: they remain together in order to live the good life”

“I have been hired by Allah to get a wage, which if the space between the Earth and sky is filled up with pearls, still (the wage) would be more than it, for each of the questions I may answer you. Therefore, I deserve it that I must not feel tired or exhausted (in answering your questions).”

Source : "Bihar al-anwar" by al-'Allama al-Majlisi, ol.2, p. 3,

“Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.”

“Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting”

“Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them.”

Source : "Patrick Ness slams library cuts". www.theguardian.com. June 23, 2011.