"The aristocracy of Western Europe has absolutely tabooed silver in those countries and driven it away from there. Here it finds its only resting place."

“People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.”

Source : "Carrie-Anne Moss Is the One" by David Hochman, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

“Nine people can't make a baby in a month.”

“I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do.”

“High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Pp. 43-45, 1922.

“I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are.”

“ROPE, n. An obsolescent appliance for reminding assassins that they too are mortal. It is put about the neck and remains in place one's whole life long.”

“I am a professional actor and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. They may inadvertently do it, but it's because of the script, not the acting.”

Source : Source: www.gq.com

“You don't see a positive culture, stability among teachers, or leadership. We don't focus enough in our policies on creating conditions to educating kids with the greatest needs. There is no state that does that.”