"Telling the truth will lead you to freedom; telling the lies will lead you to slavery."

“Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch backward.”

Source : Colum McCann (2009). “Let The Great World Spin”, p.72, Bloomsbury Publishing

“Feelings and thoughts do not define who we are; they are just part of the weather of our inner world.”

Source : John Daishin Buksbazen (2010). “Zen Meditation in Plain English”, p.83, ReadHowYouWant.com

“It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.”

“Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.”

“One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession of the means to power and coercion. It is, of course, natural to assume that these difficulties are not inherent in the nature of civilization itself but are determined by the imperfections of the cultural forms which have so far been developed.”

“It would be very easy to drool with sentimentality over the Ryder Cup. But, at the end of the day, it is simply two teams trying to knock seven bells out of each other, in the nicest possible way.”

“Sometimes you have to fail to move forward, so failing is part of the process. You can't be afraid to fail. You have to know that your voice matters. That's what I hope women get out of it. It's important to be in the movement. We're fortunate to live in a country where we're free to speak our minds, to criticize every figure from president on down, and so your voice matters.”

“Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.”