"My lusts they do me leave, My fancies all be fled, And tract of time begins to weave Grey hairs upon my head."

“Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.”

“It would be Spiderman. I'd love to be Peter Parker.”

“The terrorists exist, and I think we must speak to them, not to establish a dialogue-since for serious terrorists that is unfortunately out of the question - but to learn how their brains work, to be better able to fight them.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“Films, media, educational system and arts portray Muslims in a racist and negative way. The more interesting question is who is behind these images.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org

“Without a shadow of doubt, Trafalgar Square has to be one of the most crap urban public spaces in the world.”

“Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.”

“I put my phone on airplane mode and it didn't fly Worst. Transformer. Ever.”

“Deep down am I superstitious? No. Do I believe in trying to be as kind as possible and as compassionate as possible because ultimately you're alone with yourself and your own conscience, and you want that to be as clear as possible? That's not superstition. You have to just try and stay pure and know what you value.”

Source : Big Think Interview, bigthink.com. February 4, 2010.