"When Cromwell instructed his portraitist to paint him 'warts and all', he meant both halves of that equation. To teach the warts alone is morbid and unhealthy."

“Obviously the Internet has become something of a leveler; it was once a luxury to be able to reach a mass audience, and now anybody can do it, to some extent.”

Source : Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

“Well, I'm half Australian, half English and I live in London. That is the only reason I came upon this story. My Australian mother, Meredith Hooper, was invited in late 2007 by some Australian friends to make up a token Australian audience in a tiny fringe theater play reading of an unproduced, unrehearsed play called 'The King's Speech.”

Source : "Filmmaker Tom Hooper". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. January 28, 2011.

“Without my Savior, I am nothing.”

“On big routes in big mountains, speed equals safety.”

Source : Source: www.omnivoracious.com

“The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.”

Source : Julia Cameron (1997). “The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart”, p.29, Penguin

“The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.”

“President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth, much less returning the workforce to a healthy level.”

“I find it hard to argue with Reagan's old slogan: Trust, but verify.”

Source : "David Hoffman on 'The Dead Hand' and End of the Cold War". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. September 21, 2009.