"Even if I did speak Irish, I’d always be considered an outsider here, wouldn’t I? I may learn the password but the language of the tribe will always elude me, won’t it? The private core will always be ...hermetic, won’t it?"

“I've seen a big gain in cardio since I went vegetarian and even gained a little more going vegan.”

Source : Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“We must acknowledge that bearing and raising children is not some pesky, peripheral activity that we engage in, but the whole point.”

“I think passion is something that's more powerful than even love. It's something that you're not willing to let go of, and you'll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.”

“Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.”

Source : "A Good Man’s Good Fights" by Joel K. Goldstein, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2010.

“The art of making art, is putting it together....”

Source : "Sunday in the Park with George". Musical by Stephen Sondheim, May 2, 1984.

“As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which is required for licensing. Instead, I work with invention, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and clinical application of artificial hearts.”

“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.”

“I was so scared to give up depression, fearing that somehow the worst part of me was actually all of me.”