"Heaven's ebon vault Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls, Seems like a canopy which love has spread To curtain her sleeping world."

“If a man has the assurance within his own heart that he is worthy, and that he is laboring to the best of his ability to do good, he can stand up under the condemnation, the criticism and the censure of those by whom he is surrounded.”

“Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running.”

“Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders.”

“We think we know people. We think that what we see is all there is. We rarely ask ourselves what goes on behind the curtain. We jump to conclusions. And we take everything very personally.”

Source : Amanda Filipacchi (2015). “The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty: A Novel”, p.218, W. W. Norton & Company

“I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.”

“I am very hands on doing my own work, all my own stunt work.”

“Action men are the unvoluntary slaves of wise men.”

“I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season.”

Source : "David Moyes has six years to make his mark at Manchester United" by Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. May 9, 2013.