"When you objectify a person living with dementia, you dehumanize them. Once dehumanized, the person becomes a villain."

“I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.”

Source : "Ricky Martin giving a voice to exploited children". "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" with Anderson Cooper, www.cnn.com. November 16, 2010.

“That's one of the beauties, I think, of African American life. There was this thing called slavery and adjustments were made. It literally destroyed millions, but it didn't destroy everybody and it didn't destroy the inner lives of all the people who experienced it.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

“We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our national life.”

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

“Cyber Leader: Daleks, be warned. You have declared war upon the Cybermen. Dalek Sec: This is not war - this is pest control! Cyber Leader: We have five million Cybermen. How many are you? Dalek Sec: Four. Cyber Leader: You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks? Dalek Sec: We would destroy the Cybermen with one Dalek! You superior in only one respect. Cyber Leader: What is that? Dalek Sec: You are better at dying.”

“Mom said, "His spirit is there," and that made me really angry. I told her, "Dad didn't have a spirit! He had cells!" "His memory is there." "His memory is here," I said, pointing at my head. "Dad had a spirit," she said, like she was rewinding a bit in our conversation. I told her, "He had cells, and now they're on rooftops, and in the river, and in the lungs of millions of people around New York, who breathe him every time they speak!”

“The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.”

“The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.”

Source : Interview With Gwen Marder, www.foxnews.com. December 17, 2004.

“To learn to read is to light a fire.”