"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."

“I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.”

Source : James Naismith (1941). “Basketball: Its Origin and Development”, p.109, U of Nebraska Press

“In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.”

“Like everybody else, I've got dark and light, trying to hold onto the civilized part and use it successfully. I'm sure that includes competition, but not in a way that I can recognize. Most of the games I like have more to do with the process of the game or the aesthetics. Racing's really about the aesthetics for me, not particularly the idea of coming in first - though I certainly appreciate a champion, and I like watching people do something really well.”

Source : Source: www.hbook.com

“If you’re not in a good mood, the only thing you should make is a reservation.”

Source : "Top Chef Finalist Carla Hall Dishes on the Competition". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. February 25, 2009.

“When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasn't the case. I struggled. It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors. It was three years between the junior ranks and reaching the Australian Open, and even then, having reached the final against Hingis, I wasn't really realising what it would take to go higher.”

“I feel like I've had very few bad experiences but even those I look back on and really feel like if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be where I am. I look back on them all the time and constantly feel like I owe it to the other projects that I've made that have gotten me to where I am.”

“A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.”

“Living without protecting what needs to be protected is the same as death...”