"Gossip is the worst form of judging."

“We believe deep down that we've lost something precious and are seeking it outside ourselves, never realizing that we are carrying it within us wherever we go.”

“The damage, the fatigue, the imperfections. That's how they recognize me; Why I belong to them.”

“My earliest memories about music are connected with going to church and listening to organ music. I am not from a musical family, actually, and I remember my first musical fascination to be for organ music. I wanted to become an organist and not a pianist.”

“Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.”

Source : "The satires of Persius". Book by Persius, 1799.

“What reaches an audience is honesty. If you're saying something truthful that's supposed to be a funny line, it's going to be funny. And if it's supposed to be a serious line, it's going to be serious. But, I don't think there's a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it's based in the truth.”

“How rash to assert that man shapes his own destiny. All he can do is determine his inner responses.”

Source : Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.258, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

“In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.”

“They may be smarter than you. They may have more money than you. They may come from a different city or a better family. But they can NEVER outwork you. And they can NEVER outprepare you. And they just can't outpractice you. And that's why you'll win.”