"I think the most important thing is to stay hopeful, to believe wonderful things are possible and do your best. Basically, to not give up when things get tough, and to learn to truly enjoy and appreciate life, with everything that it brings."

“Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal.”

“I like things to have rules, I like order and I like schedules.”

“When a play enters my consciousness, is already a fairly well-developed fetus. I don't put down a word until the play seems ready to be written.”

“We should cease to talk about vague and unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is not far off when we are going to have to deal in straight power concepts. The less we are then hampered by idealistic slogans, the better.”

Source : "PPS No. 23". Memo by George Kennan, en.wikisource.org. February 28, 1948.

“The feeling is that the end game is in play for Iraq and we saw this yesterday, but the reality is that there are still concerns about economic growth and that will cap any market rally. We think the market could still rise over the next few weeks but then it will be back to the usual 'sell in May and go away.' This is not the beginning of a bull market.”

“The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it really emotional.”

“When one runs 45, 50 or even 100km, for me, is not an ultra runner”

“Be calm. God awaits you at the door.”