"Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure."

“We run a danger of trying to say the casualties are less than other wars or more than expected. It's just everybody matters, every person matters, and what really matters is having the strategy and the will to make sure any death is honored by achieving an objective.”

“I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.”

Source : FaceBook post by Lisa Kudrow from Dec 07, 2011

“Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops up. Directing is second, and acting is the most fun.”

“You can never be too old or too young to be attracted to someone. I still remember my first crush back in grade school.”

“I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.”

“As long as we avoid the creative, we are condemned to reaction.”

Source : Paula Gunn Allen (1998). “Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-busting Border-crossing Loose Canons”, Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press

“A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.”

Source : Referring to the Jacobin, in 'New Morality' (1821) l. 113.

“Giving kindness does as much good as receiving it...Kind people are healthier and live longer.”