"Americans have two ardent passions; the love of liberty, and love of distinction."

“Start leaving what you want to leave. Your future is waiting.”

“Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just we stayed quiet, we went along the get-along, we didn't stand on principle. The only year that was a good year for Republicans was 2010, when we painted in bold colors, not in pale pastels. We stood for principle. I think winning this fight right now is the most important thing we can do to see significant victories in 2014.”

“I was sort of a half-breed of colonization, understanding everyone because I belonged completely to no one.”

Source : Albert Memmi (2013). “The Colonizer and the Colonized”, p.12, Routledge

“I've always enjoyed people studying themselves in the mirror, and I also enjoy those 'walk and feel bad' shots. I like anything that isolates people and focuses them on themselves, or makes us focus on their faces as they're going through something.”

Source : "Paul Feig walks us through Freaks And Geeks (Part 4 of 5)". Interview with Genevieve Koski, www.avclub.com. April 12, 2012.

“I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.”

“Jan van Riebeeck's arrival in Cape Town was the beginning of all South Africa's problems.”

“My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ***** right now.”

“One learns better than to hand one's choices to fear. With age, with every wound and scar, one learns.”