"I would not presume to say that I know anything about "The Truth," whatever that is."

“I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class.”

“There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don't coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness?”

“What will happen to the spirit of this ancient dreaming land without the great mobs of kangaroos bounding across the song lines, energizing the land? Will the sunset and dawn mourn the passing of the creatures who danced in their light?”

“We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.”

Source : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1974). “Selected Speeches of Lal Bahadur Shastri: June 11, 1964 to January 10, 1966”

“I am myself a gentleman of the press, and have no other escutcheon.”

“Patricia Smith is one of the best poets around and has been for a long time. Her Blood Dazzler is full of capacious soul and formal inventiveness: the compassion and artfulness necessary to capture the tragedies and Tragedy of Katrina. Smith is herself a storm of beautiful, frightening talent. Her words will wash you or wash you away. I consider this new book a major literary event.”

“In school, my favorite subject was math. That's where I learned to count money.”

“I hate the ballplayer who says, 'I did everything I could have possibly done.' Because if you didn't win it all, you obviously didn't do everything you could have done.”