"Sometimes you have to learn how to shoot first."

“Happiness is not a future event.”

“Culture has to be constantly on the vanguard, too. It should be educating people, as it does in Latin America: thousands of great theatres, art cinemas, millions of free books distributed by the governments, public poetry readings, free public lectures, and all sorts of bookstores are open until early mornings, exhibitions reacting to the needs and sorrows of society, concerts of engaged music.”

“My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.”

“We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.”

Source : Calamity Jane (1896). “Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane”

“One of the problems with the kill-or-capture metric is that it has often been to the exclusion of having a deeper, richer understanding of the movement, its origins, and our adversaries' mindset. The nuances are absolutely critical. Our adversaries are wedded to the ideology that informs and fuels their struggle, and, by not paying attention, we risk not knowing our enemy.”

Source : "The Master Plan" by Lawrence Wright, www.newyorker.com. September 11, 2006.

“We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.”

“I'm a morning person, really alert.”

Source : "Alice Temperley: 'It's going to be a bit Guy Bourdin'". Interview with Alice Fisher, www.theguardian.com. February 1, 2014.

“It's like pain, this pleasure.”