"Think on this doctrine,-that reasoning beings were created for one another's sake; that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it."

“All I knew about shot putting was that my brother could do 44 feet ... I decided I wanted to beat him. ... So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet.”

Source : "Film Star and Olympian Herman Brix" by Adam Bernstein, www.washingtonpost.com. February 28, 2007.

“Washington is a mean town where human sacrifice has been raised to an art form.”

“In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.”

“She's soft and she's gentle and sweet as can be, and if Sharmon needs squeezin', then leave it to me.”

“I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people.”

“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”

Source : "The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern". Book compiled by Tryon Edwards et al., 1960.

“It's my job to build the people who are going to build the company.”

“I get more excited about like, "How nice is the piano?" or "How does the room sound?" I don't really see the gear so much anymore.”

Source : "Shearwater". Interview with Jason Crock, pitchfork.com. April 24, 2007.