"Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madness—she with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth, gliding over the heads of men to trap us all. She entangles one man, now another."

“You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.”

Source : "John Perry: An interview by Bob Morris". bobmorris.biz. October 4, 2012.

“Tree sitting is a last resort. When you see someone sitting in a tree trying to protect it, you know that every level of our society has failed.”

Source : Julia Hill (2010). “Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods”, p.43, Harper Collins

“I try to figure my adjusted gross income, but no matter how I figure it, it's still gross.”

“Too often, the perspectives on housing come from journalists, politicians and property experts, with a focus on the extreme ends of the market. Through the FOURWALLS Film Project, we want to get an accurate picture of the London housing situation through the eyes of the people that live there, and promote discussion around it.”

“I'm a pop culture junkie. I'm a People magazine reader, an US Weekly subscriber; all of those celebrity magazines get my dollar.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“For writers: If you polish a book too much, it'll be flat and shiny and smooth--and not too interesting. It's the little pits and bumps and whatnot that show voice and make a book unique from all the other super shiny flat surfaces”

“I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me.”

“You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.”