"Thank heaven for startups; without them we'd never have any advances."

“The institutions that claim to represent God, when they are not ignored altogether, are treated like other human institutions that have to earn their right to a hearing by the value of what they say, and not by virtue of who is saying it. Today, authority has to earn respect by the intrinsic value of what it says, not by the force of its imposition.”

Source : Richard Holloway (2000). “Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out Of Ethics”, p.31, Canongate Books

“Show yourself more human than critical and your pleasure will increase.”

Source : "Domenico Scarlatti: 30 Sonatas".

“Nature insists on whatever benefits the whole.”

“Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It's like going to the moon.”

“So that makes us robbers of robbers," said Bug, "who pretend to be robbers working for a robber of other robbers.”

“I think that being bullied is a shameful experience.”

Source : "Writers Reflect On Childhood Torment In 'Dear Bully'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. September 7, 2011.

“It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?”

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

“My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors who could go for it and that they had to function well as a couple in a love story.”