"To this day we seem to act in the world as though we know what's right for everybody."

“I always tried not to be too mean, but my problem is that the people I tend to find hilarious don't usually have senses of humor. So interacting with them is a little bit of an awkward engagement, because I can't really make them laugh, on top of which I've been doing an impression of them.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“I'm kind of a nerd in that I get really excited about things... I love anticipating if they're going to like their rooms or not.”

“To dance, put your hand on your heart and listen to the sound of your soul.”

“Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.”

“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.”

“Over a third of the Newenhan population was under eighteen,which didn't make his job any easier, the hormonally challenged being terminally and all too often fatally prone to acts of stupidity.”

Source : Dana Stabenow (2013). “The Kate Shugak Investigation - Box Set: A Kate Shugak Investigation:”, p.2058, Head of Zeus

“The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade.”

Source : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. September 17, 2003.

“I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them.”

Source : Edmund Hillary (1999). “View from the Summit”, Corgi Books