"I don't really see myself as an actor."

-- Youssou N'Dour

“A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.”
“I think I can live without you, but it won't be any kind of life.”
“If only we could touch the things of this world at their center, if we could only hear tiny leaves of birch struggling toward April, then we would know.”

Source : Sam Hamill (1995). “Destination zero: poems, 1970-1995”, White Pine Pr
“Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.”

Source : Robert Morley, Sewell Stokes (1967). “Robert Morley: a reluctant autobiography”
“Strength is Life, Weakness is Death. Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death. Love is Life, Hatred is Death.”
“I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.”
“I think women want to look beautiful. I think that's an important thing. It is relevant.”
“For me, writing music is a good way to say what's on my mind. It's less vulnerable in a way, less embarrassing, less exposing to the idea of seeing someone's reaction. The thing about it, though, is you need to be ready... especially if you've got something you're burning to say... even if it's just what some people might think is just a small moment that nobody'd ever bother with or notice.”

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