"It's really the best time to be a woman. And instead it can be an advantage. Think about what you can bring to the table that what you have to offer that makes you unique."

“He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.”

“One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again.”

“The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.”

“I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, "Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”

“Although the United States has made tremendous progress cleaning up its water by removing billions of pounds of pollutants and doubling the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming, a majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a polluted lake, river, stream or coastal area.”

Source : "EPA says U.S. economy depends on clean water". www.cnn.com. June 9, 2000.

“You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.”

Source : Arnold Bennett (2012). “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine”, p.99, Courier Corporation

“Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long.”

Source : "Detective Story". Book by Imre Kertész, 2008.

“Travel teaches as much as books.”