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“Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.”
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“One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the margins into the mainstream.”
Source : "Post-crash, investing in a better world". TED Talk, www.ted.com. July 2009. 
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“What was it called, that symbol of the serpent eating its own tail? It probably signified infinity, endlessness, timelessness. But for me it would mean the effort to love well going on and on, round and round, always imperfect and always forgivable. The best we could ever do for each other.”
Source : Patricia Gaffney (2004). “Circle of Three”
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“A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.”
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“Planning to write is not writing.”
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“I want to shine a spotlight on a new generation of women, who are creating, funding and managing some of the hottest companies in tech today. But I wanted to do more than share their professional stories. I wanted to share their personal journeys, too.”
Source : Source: www.glamour.com
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“Look, as my mama always said, 'One monkey don't stop no show.”
Source : Toni Cade Bambara (2011). “The Salt Eaters”, p.40, Vintage
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“We must strike down the insidious lie that a book is the creation of an individual soul labouring in isolation. We must strike it down because it threatens the overall quality and breadth of American literature.”
