"Practice random acts of . . . Grumpiness."

“If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room hill of people, I would say to myself, "You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation in the world-why should you be frightened?”

Source : In Bertrand Russell 'Autobiography' (1967) vol. 1, ch. 4

“Suffering is not a prerequisite for happiness.”

“With better education and affluence there have been more Egyptians interested in nature. There are now more Egyptian divers, desert safari enthusiasts and ecotourists - I know Egyptian who have traveled to Antarctica, Tanzania, South Africa and climbed the Himalayas. Now Egyptians are talking of wanting to explore and see more of their own country. I believe they too will fall in love with Egypt and will want to protect it. The revolution is a process, it will take time, but at least there is hope now!”

“My philosophy has always been, do what you love and the money will follow.”

Source : Source: deadline.com

“Today the brightest light in the Scottish political firmament has gone out.”

Source : "Scottish politician Margo MacDonald dies aged 70" by Severin Carrell, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2014.

“I only do two things in my life, and that's take care of my kids and work. Fortunately, these are my favorite things to do, so it works out.”

“I discovered a version of the sinner's prayer that increased my faith far more than the one that I had said years earlier...In this version, there were no formulas, no set phrases that promised us safe passage across the abyss. There was only our tattered trust that the Spirit who had given us life would not leave us in the wilderness without offering us life again.”

“I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.”