"If you think about yourself then you've lost sight of the ball."

“The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them - no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.”

“I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.”

“Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.”

Source : "Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating". Book by George J. Armelagos and Peter Farb, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1980.

“In general, it’s not too hard to corrupt an American, mostly a matter of supply to their demand. Supply should be variegated to encourage the Illusion of Choice. Other than that they’re looking for numbness, so be ready to sedate. Drugs, booze, television, shopping, etc…”

“There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.”

Source : Christine Gregoire's Inaugural Speech in Olympia, Washington, awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu. January 12, 2005.

“Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.”

“The book is second only to the wheel as the best piece of technology human beings have ever invented. A book symbolises the whole intellectual history of mankind; it's the greatest weapon ever devised in the war against stupidity.”

“Books belong to their readers.”