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“For your own good is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.”
Source : Janet Frame (1980). “Faces in the water”
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“I’m not saying this is an absolute but in a way, if you’re not having kids – who gives a damn? Love who you want. Isn’t that what we say? Gay marriage – love who you want? If it’s your brother or sister it’s super-weird, but if you look at it, you’re not hurting anybody except every single person who freaks out because you’re in love with one another.”
Source : "At Toronto Film Fest, Nick Cassavetes on Incest: ‘Who Gives a Damn? Love Who You Want’" by Sharon Waxman, www.thewrap.com. September 10, 2012. 
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“It's been nineteen days since I've had a suicidal impulse. One of the things that pulls me back is I think to myself, and as a Muslim, I believe that God created everything and intended everything and here we are in this unbelievably vast universe that's billions of years old. And yet, here I am, an individual human being, in a little corner of the galaxy and planet that is remarkable in some ways and unremarkable in others. All I wish is to say that He meant for every single person who's ever lived to live. I don't necessarily understand why but that was His choice and here I am.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“When we were doing the cheerleading for this, I was excited about doing it because I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I always wanted to but I didn't get to because I was working.”
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“Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.”
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“I think it's my motivation and my dedication to prove everyone wrong whenever they tell me I can't do something.”
Source : "INTERVIEWS Interview: Mike Mizanin and Francia Raisa Talk Christmas Bounty" by Karen Benardello, www.shockya.com. November 26, 2013.
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“In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is: The sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface.”
Source : Joseph Brodsky (2011). “On Grief And Reason: Essays”, p.115, Penguin UK
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“I'm a real person, and I'm angry. I'm trying to use this celebrity thing to get people some help. AIDS, poverty, racism - I want to be one of the hands that helps stop all that. I'll put it on my shoulders. I'll charge it to my account.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
