"My talents are in demand, and my unique gifts are appreciated by those around me."

“Like secondhand smoke, the leakage of emotions can make a bystander an innocent casualty of someone else's toxic state.”

Source : Daniel Goleman (2011). “Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships”, p.14, Random House

“The music is mine. Theres nothing to hide behind. Thats where you see the real person.”

“I used to help my dad with a stall selling eggs when I was about 12. People were so hard up they would ask for one egg. But mostly no one came by at all. It was very demoralising.”

“I am through with this body, and what becomes of it will make no difference with me in the future.”

“Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision. While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused.”

Source : "White House apologizes for low-flying plane" by Mythili Rao, www.cnn.com. April 28, 2009.

“You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you. (67)”

“I think, typically, sci-fi can be a little bit grey and thought provoking. Sometimes it leaves you pondering certain questions and things.”

“This was the ethos of the intelligence analysis directorate during most of the 27 years I spent there.”