"Little did the artist know, who neglected his appearance in favor of his work, that the years would produce a breed that spent hours meticulously acquiring a neglected look to appear like an artist."

“The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.”

Source : Michelle Alexander (2013). “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”, p.188, The New Press

“Charisma is the transference of enthusiasm.”

“Hollywood is right. A good and strong movie can have a more powerful social impact than any and all political speeches or newspaper editorials and columns.”

“Art comes after the fact, as a witness to certain things that have happened.”

Source : Interview withMax Blagg, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 24, 2008.

“No more war, war never again! Peace, it is peace which must guide the destinies of people and of all mankind.”

“Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won't find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions.”

Source : Yoko Ogawa (2009). “The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel”, p.116, Picador

“The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.”

Source : "Nick Rhodes on Duran Duran's staying power". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. September 25, 2011.

“It's only in America where there seems to be this sort of systematic denial of the reality of global warming at the governmental level, and in too many sectors of the high, the private sector. But it looks to me the business community may actually lead us toward a clean energy future almost in spite of government policy.”