"To be original is to discover the commonplace of a thousand years--to face at first the sneer that no one would have thought of it, and at last the indifference because any one would."

“Everyone should try to live their life like they'd like to be a role model.”

Source : "Mindy Kaling On Refusing To Be An Outsider And Sexism On Set". "Morning Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. October 16, 2014.

“There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.”

Source : David Rakoff (2010). “Half Empty”, p.198, Anchor

“I still get excited just attending a final four, because the process is so long, so arduous, so challenging, that when it finally arrives, the adrenaline can't help but take over. I love the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie that the indoor game can engender.”

“Never allow the cross to lose it’s centrality to the ministry of your church. I believe we ought to connect ancient truth to contemporary questions, but the ultimate source of hope for every problem we face in our lives is the cross where Jesus died.”

“In today's world, the elites are growing even more comfortable with one another across national lines, yet at the same time, less comfortable with low-income people who share their nationality. How we create those bonds of community that are truly global as well as national is one of our generation's great challenges.”

Source : Jacqueline Novogratz (2012). “The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World”, p.108, HarperCollins Publishers

“The secret of life does not lie in its chemical basis . . . Life succeeds precisely because it evades chemical imperatives.”

“You can't put a price tag on preparation for a pandemic.”

Source : Source: content.time.com

“If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics.”