"Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church."

“Each of us is born with a history already in place”

“The owl goes not into the nest of the lark.”

“The more I try to explain myself, the less I understand myself.”

“First person to appreciate the good points of others is always special in life as he or she manifests his or her leadership through initiatives.”

“Young writers should definitely research the current sounds and styles.”

Source : "Legendary Trio Holland-Dozier-Holland Talk About Their Motown Hits, and New Projects". Interview with Dale Kawashima, www.songwriteruniverse.com. 2005.

“Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.”

“I decided to praise my son not when he succeeded at things he was already good at, but when he persevered with things that he found difficult. I stressed to him that by struggling, your brain grows. Between the deep body of research on the field of learning mindsets and this personal experience with my son, I am more convinced than ever that mindsets toward learning could matter more than anything else we teach.”

Source : "The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Tell My Son He’s Smart" by Salman Khan, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 19, 2014.

“The only thing more difficult than persuading someone else to start having sex with you is persuading yourself to stop.”

Source : "The Biology of Luck". Book by Jacob Appel, 2013.