"The ultimate function of art is to make men do what they want to do, as it is to make them recognize what they know."

“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”

Source : Amy Tan (2003). “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life”, p.47, Penguin

“I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to God's system.”

“Oh, Homer! You don't have to play dumb anymore! You're not at school now.”

“We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.”

“So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”

“I never wanted to go back and relive the glory days; I just want to keep moving forward. That's what I took from punk. Keep going. Don't look back.”

Source : "The Buzzcocks were very Mondrian and we were Pollock". Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2008.

“Spirituality dawns when individuality vanishes. When our ego becomes aware of something that is higher than it - the individual Spirit, or Soul; then spirituality dawns.”

“One who loves Krishna will give Him whatever He wants, and he avoids offering anything which is undesirable or unasked for. Thus, meat, fish and eggs should not be offered to Krishna...Vegetables, grains, fruits, milk and water are the proper foods for human beings and are prescribed by Lord Krishna Himself. Whatever else you eat, can not be offered to Him, since He will not accept it.”