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“It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it.”
Source : E. L. Konigsburg (1999). “The View from Saturday”, p.151, Simon and Schuster
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“Nobody can call himself a Christian who does not worship Jesus.”
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“I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.”
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“Achilles was like a rock star of his day so it made sense to have Brad Pitt playing him.”
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“Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.”
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“We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman.”
Source : Lilly Ledbetter's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
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“Everyone has days where they don't get their way, where you have to go to bed early or you have too much homework to do or you can't eat the candy that you want or you miss your favorite TV show and, in those moments, you just want to tear the whole world down.”
Source : Source: www.avclub.com
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“Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?”