"I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want to own it for reasons other than maximizing profits. I also believe newspapers should remain in local hands."

“The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.”

“Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.”

Source : "Cynthia Rowley Does Warhol". Interview with Ana Finel Honigman, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 17, 2010.

“I spent some time at White Memorial Medical Center as a senior medical student doing a rotation in surgery; however, I felt I wasn't getting enough time assisting.”

“Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.”

Source : "Greening the ghetto". TED conference, www.ted.com. February 2006.

“No square shall enter in the circle of winners”

Source : Song: Airborne Aquarium, Album: The Stoned Immaculate, 2012

“True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.”

Source : "Common sense has much to learn from moonshine" by Philip Pullman, www.theguardian.com. January 22, 2005.

“We mustn't waste time; for that's the stuff life's made of.”

Source : "Six plays: Madame Butterfly; Du Barry; The darling of the gods; Adrea; The girl of the golden West; The return of Peter Grimm".

“It’s not Brittney’s face, not her smile, not even her eyes. All of that surface stuff made the world see her as beautiful, but it was the deeper stuff that made her different.”