"I'd love to think that people in the future would gather in theatres, at conventions, and in darkened rooms, and read it out to each other."

“Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that postmenopausal women who were put on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol had a nearly 48 percent increased risk of developing diabetes compared to those who weren’t given the drug.”

Source : David Perlmutter (2014). “Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers”, p.15, Hachette UK

“Common sense is a vastly overrated virtue. I myself prefer the spark of genius.”

“To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different.”

“In Philly when it's good, there is no better place.”

“I nicknamed everyone in the gym. It was easier than remembering their names.”

“Anyway, what is the soul but a dream of itself?”

Source : Alicia Ostriker (1982). “A Woman Under the Surface: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.47, Princeton University Press

“I’m a role model for those who dare to be different. For those who dare to take a stand in their life and have an opinion”

“the greatest sin is carelessness.”

Source : "Playboy Interview: Linda Ronstadt". Interview with Jean Vallely, www.ronstadt-linda.com. April, 1980.