"I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it."

“Wouldn't you like to weigh what it says on your driver's license?”

“Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being.”

“Ive always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.”

“Humans have yet to dwell upon the consequences of their actions. People have yet to admit the bad that they do to nature, for example. Actually, most people spend their time finding fault in the action of others, rather than their own.”

“As a consequence, progress has come to mean simply more power, more profit, more productivity, more paper prosperity, all of which are convertible into standards concerned only with size or magnitude rather than quality or excellence.”

“She's a surprise this old earth, one big surprise after another since before she separated from the moon who circles and circles like the mate of a shot goose.”

Source : Peter Heller (2012). “The Dog Stars”, p.4, Vintage

“Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.”

“World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.”