"If we don't go forward, we won't find anything."

“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B, because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me.”

Source : "If I should have a daughter". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2011.

“In high school and college all my friends and my brother wrestled.”

“We had a great childhood and boyhood. It was a wonderful time through those years. A lot of it was through the Depression years, when things were tough, but my dad always had a job. But I had a great time. I was kind of restless, and I had a hard time staying in school all day, so me and a few pals would duck out and go out on these various adventures.”

Source : "'Gunsmoke' Star Arness Marshals His Memories". Interview with Susan King, articles.latimes.com. November 01, 2001.

“If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.”

“If I score against Liverpool I will not celebrate.”

“I have always disliked the idea of an arts ghetto in which poetry is kept on a life-support system.”

Source : 1989 In the Observer, 23 Jul.

“Ensuring a bright future for all our children is the responsibility of the community, the schools, families and like it or not- politicians as well.”

“Take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.”