"Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game."

“To me, the problem with the president is that he takes very authoritarian actions in terms of attacking democratic institutions and then just uttering a large number of false and misleading statements that then make it hard sometimes for the people to know what is true and what is false.”

“Ideas exist in our minds that can be accounted for by no established laws.”

Source : "Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale and Other Stories".

“I faced a number of challenges whilst I built Biocon. Initially, I had credibility challenges where I couldn't get banks to fund me; I couldn't recruit people to work for a woman boss. Even in the businesses where I had to procure raw materials, they didn't want to deal with women.”

Source : "Women at Work: Biocon Founder on Philanthropy, Sexism and Politics". Interview with Atish Patel, blogs.wsj.com. June 18, 2013.

“Never trust an economist with your job. Learn about economics yourself. And make up your own mind about what might protect your job - and what might destroy it.”

Source : Jim Stanford (2008). “Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism”, Pluto Pr

“Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of ministry. In ministering to each other, each from the riches that he or she possesses, we work together for the full coming of God's Kingdom.”

“I don't understand why a 40 is a quarter of beer when a 40 is 40 ounces. It's time to embrace the metric system.”

“Constant companionship is not enjoyable, any more than constant eating. We sit too long at the table of friendship, when we outsit our appetites for each other's thoughts.”

“I'm not really good at skiing or snowboarding, or swimming, per se.”

Source : "Theophilus London Doesn’t Have a Driver’s License, But He Drives Around Anyway". Interview with Bennett Marcus, www.vanityfair.com. February 12, 2013.