"Education is such a noble profession, its a wonderful way to serve."

“We’re not living in an age of no hope. We are living in the age of choice, which is much scarier. It means that what we do every day matters, which is always a bummer for humans. But it’s a great thing and it’s inspirational and we need to remember that. We have a long way to go and not a long time to get there.”

“Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.”

Source : ROBERT SOUTH (1866). “SERMONS SEVERAL OCCASIONS”, p.43

“What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.”

“Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!”

Source : "How Jennie Finch Stays in Pro-Athlete Form". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com. March 14, 2012.

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”

“Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred.”

“Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem.”

“Knowing about the neurobiological and evolutionary basis for social behavior can soften the arrogance and self-righteousness that often attends discussions of morality. It may help us all to think a little more carefully and rationally.”

Source : "Causal machines". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 10, 2012.