"This situation, where men rally to the defense of a doctrine they are unable to define scientifically, much less demonstrate with scientific rigor, attempting to maintain its credit with the public by the suppression of criticism and the elimination of difficulties, is abnormal and undesirable in science."

“Transforming leadership, [is defined as] leadership that builds on man's need for meaning, leadership that creates institutional purpose ... he is the value-shaper, the exemplar, the maker of meanings ... he is the true artist, the true pathfinder.”

“Ah! Those strange people who have the courage to be unhappy! Are they unhappy, by the way?”

Source : Alice James (1934). “Her Brothers Her Journal”

“Don't use the word gay unless it's an acronym for GAY (Got Aids Yet?) .”

“I'll be one of the Who's of Whoville.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.”

“Thanks for this day, for all birds safe in their nests, for whatever this is, for life.”

Source : Barbara Kingsolver (2008). “Prodigal Summer”, p.215, Faber & Faber

“Paintings are like a beer, only beer tastes good and it's hard to stop drinking beer.”

“I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.”