"If Russia is to be a great power, it will be, not because of its nuclear potential, faith in God or the president, or Western investment, but thanks to the labor of the nation, faith in knowledge and science and the maintenance and development of scientific potential and education."

“Being constantly surprised about what nature can create, that inspires me beyond belief.”

Source : "Benjamin Stone | Interview by Ocean Pleasant, Youth Editor". Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships”

“I don't want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.”

“Standing in the middle of nowhere, wondering how to begin. Lost between tomorrow and yesterday, between now and then.”

“You know, it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship.”

“A man needs a purpose for real health.”

Source : Sherwood Anderson (1953). “Letters: selected and edited with an introd. and notes by Howard Mumford Jones, in association with Walter B. Rideout”

“You have brought the best things in my life. I used to be so unhappy before but now I am filled with joy and peace. Thank you for bringing so many good things into my life.”

“Don't just write a to-do list write a to-be list.”