"When I'm out in the ocean and I watch a seabird, I think, "Oh, I probably I know what that seabird is doing" - and I don't study seabirds. And the same for the turtles and on and on. But with the whales, a lot of the time, I have no idea what they're doing, and they're the ones I study."

“Some things just can't be put back together. Some things can never be fixed. Two broken pieces can't make a lot of anything anymore. But at least he had the broken pieces.”

Source : Jamie Ford (2011). “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”, p.248, Allison & Busby

“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?”

“Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.”

“That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups.”

“It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like Celtic.”

Source : "Gordon Strachan: 'And people think I've got a problem with the press...'". Interview with Richard Rae, www.independent.co.uk. August 21, 2010.

“In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.”

“The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it.”

“I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.”