"Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them."

“Don't expect anything from anybody, work hard, put your head down, be good at what you do and good stuff will happen...”

“Take heed of thinking. The farther you go from the church of Rome, the nearer you are to God.”

Source : In Izaak Walton 'Sir Henry Wotton', in Christopher Wordsworth 'Ecclesiastical Biography' (1810) vol. 5, p. 44; first published in Walton's first edition of 'Reliquiae Wottonianae' (1651)

“The impact of NCDs is not only affecting the urban populations but also rural poor. This is compounding the basic problem of poverty.”

“I've never tried to find my real parents. I'm very grateful to my mum and dad for adopting me - they're completely incredible people. It was my dad who encouraged me to question everything, to forge my own path, to think, to read. I always felt it was my right to question everything.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.”

“Welcome to science. You’re gonna like it here.”

“Do not think that your crying and complaints can force Jesus to become sentimental and then give Himself out so cheaply.”

“For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions”