"What keeps me motivated is not the food itself but all the bonds and memories the food represents."

“Among the humble and great alike, those who achieve success do so not because fate and circumstance are especially kind to them. Often the reverse is true. They succeed because they do not whine over their fate but take whatever has been given to them and go on to make the most of their best.”

Source : "Say Yes to Life: A Book of Thoughts for Better Living".

“The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world.”

Source : "The U.S. Can’t Afford to Include Japan in the TPP" by Dan Kildee, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 4, 2012.

“I actually like taking a mic and plugging it into an amp and giving it to a kid to see what they do, 'cause they flip out. They're way more in touch with their voices than we give them credit for.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“This must be a real horrorshow film if you're so keen on my viddying it.”

“The realities of life do not allow themselves to be forgotten.”

“I like to be a strategic policy guy.”

“I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I'd be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She's like, 'Hey, baby, this is Mariah.' I'm like, 'I know. I'm Darren. I don't know what I'm doing here.'”

“There is no future without a past, because what is to be cannot be imagined except as a form of repetition.”

Source : Siri Hustvedt (2011). “The Summer Without Men: A Novel”, p.94, Macmillan