"The last time I saw African kids this excited, Madonna was at their school with a net."

“What most of us must be involved in--whether we teach or write, make films, write films, direct films, play music, act, whatever we do--has to not only make people feel good and inspired and at one with other people around them, but also has to educate a new generation to do this very modest thing: change the world.”

“I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs.”

“There's nothing about interdependence that would keep somebody from making art.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“Men ruled the roost and women played a subservient role [in the 1960s]. Working wives were a rarity, because their place was in the home, bringing up the kids. The women who did work were treated as second-class citizens because it was a male-dominated society. That was a fact of life then. But it wouldn't be tolerated today, and that's quite right in my book... people look back on those days through a thick veil of nostalgia, but life was hard if you were anything other than a rich, powerful, white male.”

“The term "godawful" should be used sparingly in connection with motion pictures. With Angels & Demons , however, it seems oddly appropriate. Not only does this prequel-turned-sequel to The Da Vinci Code make its predecessor seem like a masterwork of pacing and plotting, but it may represent a nadir for director Ron Howard and is probably the worst instance of acting from star Tom Hanks since back in the days when he was struggling out from under the shadow of Bosom Buddies .”

Source : "Angels & Demons (United States, 2009)". A movie review, www.reelviews.net. 2009.

“As a goalkeeper, you can't come off the bench for 10 minutes and prove your worth - it's either you're in or you're out.”

Source : "Joe Hart: Man City keeper says he is 'surplus to requirements'". Interview With Steve Bower, www.bbc.com. March 10, 2017.

“Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“To put a tempting face aside when duty demands every faculty is a lesson which takes most men longest to learn.”