"I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active."

“Let me ask you, when it comes to Obamacare, do you hate Obamacare more than you love your country?”

Source : "MSNBC Anchor To GOP Rep: 'Do You Hate Obamacare More Than You Love Your Country?'". www.realclearpolitics.com. October 15, 2013.

“Skipping school isn't a crime. It's an infraction. They're totally different.”

“We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.”

“We'd never expect to understand a piece of music on one listen, but we tend to believe we've read a book after reading it just once.”

Source : "Ali Smith". Book by Ali Smith, therumpus.net. 2012.

“Circles create soothing space...”

“His shoulder bumped mine again. "Can I ask you something?" I didn't answer. He was going to ask me anyway. People don't say that if they don't want to pry something out of you.”

“Here above the farms and ranches of the Great Plains aviation lives up to the promise that inspired dreamers through the ages. Here you are truly separate from the earth, at least for a little while, removed from the cares and concerns that occupy you on the ground. This separation from the earth is more than symbolic, more than a physical removal-it has an emotional dimension as tangible as the wood, fabric, and steel that has transported you aloft.”

Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.13, Open Road Media

“If you're on to something but you start repeating it, that's the end of your career.”