"Be a harsh critic of your own wins."

“A city where everyone seemed to live in a bungalow on a broad avenue lined with palm, pepper or eucalyptus trees, where there was never any snow.”

Source : Kevin Starr (1986). “Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era”, p.294, Oxford University Press on Demand

“I'm perfectly healthy.”

“I'm sad. Pressed down by sorrow. I'm angry. Pissed at God, if there is one, and the way things are. I'm scared. Confused by the whys. Why are we here? Is there, really, some intelligent design? Why do we cry for someone who leaves us if there's some Grand Pearly Gate in the sky? Why worry about how we build our lives if the ultimate ending for all is death, a single breath away? (358)”

“The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.”

Source : Cyril Falls (1943). “Ordeal by Battle”

“I don't know how many times we have to be reminded that life is extremely short.”

Source : Source: www.parlemag.com

“The wise are known by their actions; fame and immortality are ever their attendants.”

“Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough.”

“To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.”

Source : "Taylor Kinney Exclusive Interview THE VAMPIRE DIARIES". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 21, 2010.