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“Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.”
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“There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!”
Source : "Insiders" with Barrie Cassidy, www.abc.net.au. August 20, 2006. 
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“I'm a sensationalist. I'm a big mouth. I get attention. In this world you have to - if you want a mass-market presentation, you have to get attention.”
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“My real desire is to see people live in the modus of our time, to participate in the contemporary world, to release themselves from nostalgia, antiquated traditions, old rituals, meaningless kitsch and meaningless paradigms.”
Source : "Q&A: Designer Karim Rashid". Express Interview, www.washingtonpost.com. May 3, 2007.
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“I don't ever think about the utility of fiction. I don't believe in it or certainly don't require anybody to consider it. A novel or short story might be useful to a reader in all kinds of ways, many of which no writer would ever foresee, which is a good thing.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one.”
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“I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.”
Source : Sonia Sotomayor (2013). “My Beloved World”, p.16, Vintage
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“Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.”
Source : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
