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“I can see no hope at present of such a vaccine being produced... I have adopted a frankly defeatist attitude towards the problem of poliomyelitis and I hope that future developments will prove me wrong... No means of controlling poliomyelitis is at present visible.”
Source : "Proceedings of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians", vol. 4-6, "Some aspects of the epidemiology of poliomyelitis", 1949.
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“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.”
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“I have not seen that standardised tests make the profession less attractive, though some principals respond to them in a way that drives the best teachers out of their schools (by over-emphasising test prep in the school curriculum for example). On the other hand, great teachers want benchmarks to measure progress and tests can help with that.”
Source : Source: www.economist.com
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“I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.”
Source : "5 Steps to Make Yourself Miserable for the Holidays" by Matthew B. James, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 5, 2014. 
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“I was called Matt Dillon's brother my whole career basically until 'Entourage' broke me free of that and now people call me Johnny Drama instead.”
Source : "Kevin Dillon Talks ‘Entourage’ Ending, Keeping Johnny Drama Alive". Interview With Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2011.
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“Are there many things in this cool-hearted world so utterly exquisite as the pure love of one woman for another woman?”
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“In prehistoric times, Homo sapiens was deeply endangered. Early humans were less fleet of foot, with fewer natural weapons and less well-honed senses than all the predators that threatened them. Moreover, they were hampered in their movements by the need to protect their uniquely immature young - juicy meals for any hungry beast.”
Source : "Philip Roth was wrong" by Robert Winston, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2005.
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“Long fiction is wonderful and you can lose yourself in it as a reader and as a writer, but short stories don't allow the same kind of immersion. Often the best stories hold you back and make you witness them. This may be one of the reasons some people reject the form. That and the fact that they are harder work to read. A story will not let you get comfortable and settle in. It is like a stool that is so small that you must always be aware of sitting.”
Source : Isobelle Carmody, Nan McNab (2011). “The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One)”, p.3, Allen & Unwin
