"I grew up in a household in which the Bible played very little role."

“We wish to discuss a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid. D.N.A. This structure has novel features which are of considerable biologic interest.”

“I'd sooner wear white shoes in February, drink unsweetened tea, and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's than utter the words 'you guys'.”

Source : Celia Rivenbark (2006). “Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments”, p.81, Macmillan

“I censored myself for 50 years when I was a reporter. Now I wake up and ask myself, 'Who do I hate today?'”

“Here's what I love: when a great writer turns me into a Jew from Chicago, a lesbian out of South Carolina, or a black woman moving into a subway entrance in Harlem. Turn me into something else, writers of the world. Make me Muslim, heretic, hermaphrodite. Put me into a crusader's armor, a cardinal's vestments. Let me feel the pygmy's heartbeat, the queen's breast, the torturer's pleasure, the Nile's taste, or the nomad's thirst. Tell me everything that I must know. Hold nothing back.”

“Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words.”

Source : Philip Toshio Sudo (2013). “Zen Guitar”, p.94, Simon and Schuster

“The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.”

“Of course, it is always nice to poll well, but if you don't get representatives elected, then what is the point?”

“I want to be one of those people, be they writers, poets, musicians, who leaves clues for the next generation. The really good people leave clues that help feed the human race. That's my aspiration.”