"Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted."

“Pouter, tumbler, and fantail are from the same source; The racer and hack may be traced to one Horse; So men were developed from monkeys of course, Which nobody can deny.”

“The new painting has broken down every distinction between art and life.”

“I dream about speaking in big forums about issues that need to be spoken about. I dream about helping others who I know and love, helping them realize their dreams. I dream about being able to express myself through acting and writing, definitely. I dream about bringing more realism into the world. Sometimes I just feel like certain things are so glossed over and covered up and swept under the rug and I just want to bring them out.”

Source : "Avril Lavigne: Struggling with Lyme disease and what inspired her to write a song honoring Special Olympians". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“Losing the future is the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband, David Miliband, with Tony Blair, with Peter Mandelson... talking about Europe, talking about political reform.”

“Often when something is going on behind the scenes and people fight for change, the fight will go on and on and on until they understand the mechanism that they're actually fighting against.”

Source : "Big Fix The Movie | Interview with Josh and Rebecca Tickell". Interview with Mikki Willis, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.”

“I love the sea because it is boundless.”