"The poorest people are not people without money, but people without memories of happier times when they're down"

“The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together.”

“The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.”

“I've always had a problem with authority. I just can't wear a suit - it would kill me.”

“They [people of Afghanistan] didn't want Al-Qaeda in their country. They didn't appreciate the Taliban taking control. But they really have an incredible amount of dignity. And by that, they are grateful for America's help in ridding them of the Taliban. The average, ordinary person is glad that their daughter can go to school now. There's no public executions, no banning of soccer games. The difference is, they're appreciative, but they don't want any prolonged military presence of the United States there.”

“A writer will write with or without a movement; but at the same time, for Chicano, lesbian, gay and feminist writers-anybody writing against the grain of Anglo misogynist culture-political movements are what have allowed our writing to surface from the secret places in our notebooks into the public sphere.”

“The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.”

Source : Louise L. Hay (1991). “The Power Is Within You”, p.22, Hay House, Inc

“Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing.”

“We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.”

Source : Interview with Jim Clash, www.askmen.com.