"One day the 'Maple Leaf' will make me King of Ragtime Composers."

“There are reasons, increasing in number and quality, to believe that the masses of ordinary galaxies may have been underestimated by a factor of 10 or more.”

“Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.”

Source : "An interview with Lawrence Kasdan". www.ign.com. March 21, 2003.

“Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can't blame him.”

“Such a caring for death, an awakening that keeps vigil over death, a conscience that looks death in the face, is another name for freedom.”

“I'm not trying to fit in with nobody. I'm just me.”

“Inclusive economic institutions require secure property rights and economic opportunities not just for the elite but for a broad cross-section of society.”

Source : Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson (2012). “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty”, p.75, Profile Books

“Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.”

“The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.”