"Mother's milk would be banned by the food safety laws of industrialized nations if it were sold as a packaged good."

“Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring.”

“You and you alone are responsible for taking actions to create the life of your dreams. Nobody else can (or will) do it for you.”

“The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.”

“Losing me will hurt; it will be the kind of pain that won't feel real at first, and when it does, it will take her breath away.”

“There is simply too much to be done for us all to go round 'enjoying ourselves.' When the world is perfect, then we can all sit down and eat jelly beans, but for now the fact that things are going well for you just means that you are in a position to alleviate someone else's suffering for a while.”

Source : Jon Richardson (2011). “It’s Not Me, It’s You!: Impossible perfectionist, 27, seeks very very very tidy woman”, p.21, HarperCollins UK

“Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find.”

Source : "BOOKMARK: Terry Tempest Williams on the perspective of nature and healing". Interview with Laurie Hertzel, www.startribune.com. June 30, 2017.

“The law is reason unaffected by desire.”

“Protecting the integrity of every vote cast is among the most important duties I have as governor.”

Source : "Is North Carolina's Voter ID Law 'Common Sense' Policy or Discrimination?". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. August 12, 2013.