"A copious manner of expression gives strength and weight to our ideas, which frequently make impression upon the mind, as iron does upon solid bodies, rather by repeated strokes than a single blow."

“There's a rebel lying deep in my soul.”

“Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.”

Source : Bernard de Mandeville (1723). “The Fable of the Bees”, p.36, Jazzybee Verlag

“First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.”

“In cold weather a good rule is to light your fire first before doing anything else. It is always more sensible to keep yourself warm rather than trying to thaw yourself out later.”

“Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.'”

“If there is a special Hades for writers is would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.”

“To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.”

“Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.”

Source : "Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education of the 21st Century". www.nwp.org. 2006.