"Memory embellishes Life. Forgetfulness makes it possible."

“Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.”

“We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population.”

“Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.”

Source : "Fulfilling My Life’s Mission Through the TOMS Shoes Movement" by Blake Mycoskie, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

“As I get older ... I become more convinced that good government is not a substitute for self-government.”

“When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?”

“The new material fits very comfortably with the older stuff.”

“These days I can't tell what I really feel.”

Source : Jackie Kay (2007). “Darling: New & Selected Poems”, Bloodaxe Books Limited

“Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”

Source : John Owen (1842). “The Mortification of Sin in Believers: Containing the Necessity, Nature and Means of It; with a Resolution of Sundry Cases of Conscience Thereto Belonging”, p.9