"Part of the reason I make things realistic is, I don’t really want to have to explain my work. What I wish to communicate is done so people can make their own interpretation, and if it’s different to my idea it doesn't matter."

“When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.”

“The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.”

“Being a poet in the States is quite different from being one in China, because in the States poetry depends on the universities for its support. They finance the poets and help them get published. That isn't so in China. But overall it is the same. You can't change society with poetry.”

Source : Source: quod.lib.umich.edu

“I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.”

Source : Joseph Rotblat, Daisaku Ikeda (2007). “A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat”, p.129, I.B.Tauris

“Of course.” She fluffed her hair. “I don’t want to brag, but I’m very high maintenance.” “Uh, I think low maintenance is what’s desirable.” “Low maintenance is what’s forgettable. You might want to write that down, underline it, circle it and put a star by it. It’s golden.” With barely a breath, she added, “Now let’s find out if we’re compatible, shall we?”

“If you've done what you need to do, you need to go bury yourself, because what else are you going to do? I think that that's where life stops.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. May 5, 2011.

“It is only Jesus Christ who has thrown light on life and immortality through the gospel; and because He has done so, and has enabled us by His atoning death and intercession to make the most of this discovery, His gospel is, for all who will, a power of God unto salvation.”

“This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.”