"I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done."

“Here may I live what life I please, Married and buried out of sight, - Married to pleasure and buried to pain, - Hidden away amongst scenes like these, Under the fans of the chestnut trees; Living my child-life over again, With the further hope of a fallen delight, Blithe as the birds and wise as the bees.”

Source : Violet Fane (1880). “Collected Verses”

“I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short.”

“Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.”

“Today's smart marketers don't sell products; they sell benefit packages. They don't sell purchase value only; they sell use value.”

Source : Philip Kotler (2012). “Kotler On Marketing”, p.141, Simon and Schuster

“I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working.”

“I changed my major to English literature, which was on the advice of my father. I finally said, "You know, Dad, to heck with it: I'm just going to be an actor. But I'm going to go to school." And he said, "Well, if you're going to go to school, then major in English literature. Those are the tools you are going to be working with as a man who's going to be acting in English, one would assume."”

Source : "Keith Carradine on 'Deadwood,' 'Fargo,' and Madonna". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.

“The Transportation Security Administration has probably converted more people to Islam than any religious order in the last 100 years. It doesn't matter how you choose to self-identify or even if your religiosity is private; when you get to the airport you know how you're going to be treated based on your name. Possibly also because of the colour of your skin and the colour of your passport.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

“For mental and emotional health, quiet time is very important to me. I need a point in every day that I disconnect from all electronics and reconnect to my center. I pray and meditate. I drink a ton of water and believe in a good night's sleep.”