"What if, instead of a parallel universe, there's a perpendicular universe? Discuss."

“I never know tomorrow what I might be doing. I just ask God to lead me and show me and direct me and help me and support me in it. So I just wait to hear the call.”

“The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust, and not as a personal perquisite.”

“For me it's all about creating a goal and fulfilling it.”

“Beauty is an asset, just like physical prowess, charisma, brains or emotional intelligence. The key with any gift is in the way that you use it. It doesn't define you as a person. Rather, it's an asset to be used judiciously and with an understanding of how it is just a small part of who you are.”

“Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.”

Source : Frank Lloyd Wright, Patrick Joseph Meehan (1984). “The master architect: conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright”, Wiley-Interscience

“I really believe that the past is beyond our grasp and what is essential about the past is something unspeakable.”

Source : "Filmmaker Interview". "POV", www.pbs.org. October 6, 2014.

“Pure earth does not petrify, because the predominance of dryness over [i.e. in] the earth endows it not with coherence but rather with crumbliness. In general, stone is formed in two ways only (a) through the hardening of clay, and (b) by the congelation [of waters].”

“Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities.”