"When you listen to other women’s stories, you begin to understand your own better, and you begin to find ways back through and with each other."

“I suspect that the vast majority of people, not knowing in advance whether they will either end up in a permanently vegetative state or be diagnosed with cancer, would prefer that any resources that would be spent on PVS care be reallocated to cancer research--or some similar enterprise that has the potential to help human beings who might actually recover.”

Source : "Rational Rationing vs. Irrational Rationing: The Struggle for the Legacy of Ruben Betancourt". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 23, 2010.

“I enjoy anything to do with music.”

“It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.”

“In my heart I believe that biology is the beginning and the end of everything. It's the biggest source of ideas, the biggest source of invention. Nobody can invent better than nature and so if you like nature is my biggest source of inspiration.”

Source : Source: www.cnn.com

“The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.”

Source : Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.138, Vintage

“Make other comfortable and you will see that nature will take care of your comfort.”

“Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?... It is necessary to accompany them with mercy.”

“Student is #1. If a student comes to me and needs an hour after class of my time, I am going to give him everything without hesitation.”