"Start a conversation with someone with whom you have "nothing in common" and no possibility of scoring with, networking with, or even seeing again. In other words, a conversation just for the civilized hell of it."

“Strong faith is not an emotion. It's a choice.”

“A global economy requires a global currency.”

“I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.”

“I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.”

Source : John Gould (2015). “The House That Jacob Built”, p.124, Down East Books

“As long as I could remember, since I was 5 years old, I watched the Stanley Cup. I stayed up, made a point of watching it presented, watched the celebration in the locker room, and always dreamed that maybe I'd get there.”

“I'm sure if you were a Bosnian during the war, you would wish to kill Serbs. Just because it is the opposite of you and because they're aggressors. And also, it happens to me when I get attacked.”

“It's a hard slog doing promotion, but its nothing compared to working in a factory packing meat pies or whatever.”

“My friends call me 'Dolittle One' [a reference to her physical stature and affinity for animals].”