"A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example."

“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female’.”

“She's incredible, not that she's perfect. But you once said imperfections create character.”

“It's very important to know the history and region going into it.”

“Most of my father's life consisted of traveling to almost every part of Europe.”

“If you feel that . . . what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart. Most of the best people who ever lived weren't very famous either.”

“When it comes to practically everything, we seem to be of two minds.”

Source : Hollis Frampton, Bruce Jenkins (2009). “On the Camera Arts and Consecutive Matters: The Writings of Hollis Frampton”, p.48, MIT Press

“You don't want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That's probably self-defeating.”

Source : "Abramson And Keller, Nyt's Incoming And Outgoing Top Editors, Talk Challenges And Changes". Interview with Nat Ives, adage.com. June 2, 2011.

“I see you've decided to take my advice after all, Richard." Lady Wendall's amused voice said from somewhere above and behind him. "Marrying your ward is *exactly* the sort of usual scandal I had in mind: I wonder it didn't occur to me before.”