"There'll be a black lesbian in the White House before I'm James Bond."

“Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.”

“I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”

Source : Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster

“Nowadays, with digital printing, it’s so easy to make everything perfect, which is not always a good idea. Sometimes the mistakes are really what make a piece.”

Source : "It Began with Madame de Pompadour". Interview with Susan Sollin, art21.org. July 2013.

“There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, 'Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?”

Source : "Why Michelle Branch Almost Quit Music". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 27, 2011.

“A photograph is a moment when you press the button. It will never come back.”

Source : "Photographer René Burri's best shot". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2010.

“To be desired by those who are themselves highly desirable is in itself an aphrodisiac.”

Source : Tobsha Learner (1996). “Quiver: a book of erotic tales”

“Because the time has come, well and truly come, for all peoples of our great country, for all citizens of our great commonwealth, for all Australians - those who are indigenous and those who are not - to come together to reconcile and together build a new future for our nation.”

“What cancer does is, it forces you to focus, to prioritize, and you learn what’s important.”