"The four natural principles for success are: A clear goal, a definite plan, confidence, no fear of failure."

“I was years older than you when I became an ambassador for the first time. Remember that, Tycho? How did we get through that assignment, anyway?” “Pretty much, we opened fire on everyone who disagreed with us.” Wedge nodded and turned to his daughter. “When all else fails, just do that.”

“You have to practice improvisation, let no one kid you about it!”

“In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio.”

“If you can quit, then quit. If you can't quit, you're a writer.”

Source : R.A. Salvatore (2011). “The Collected Stories, The Legend of Drizzt”, p.325, Wizards of the Coast

“Hunger, thirst, heat and cold: I had tasted them in full”

Source : Wilfred Thesiger (2008). “Arabian Sands”, p.23, Penguin

“I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.”

“Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country musicians. It has a rhythmic vocabulary that's been used by rock n' roll. It's related to spirituals, and even the American fiddle tradition.”

“In an ideal world, social responsibility would be a prerequisite for design, and designers would vow to produce beautiful, useful, positive, responsible, functional, and economical things and concepts that are meaningful additions to—or sometimes subtractions from—the world we live in. Indeed, design deserves such thoughtful consideration.”