"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it."

“According to polls, a majority (around 60+ percent) opposes the radar base. But it's not necessarily the sensible part of the Czech population. The demonstrations against the base are usually organized by communists, Islamists, and "peaceful feminists" (which is fortunately not a numerous group).”

“He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.”

“A bird painted not with beauty but with all the dirt and wounds collected in a long hard life, in battle, in love, with torn feathers and a busted leg and a chipped beak and one of its eyes half closed; and yet a bird of deeper loveliness for all of that.”

“For life is a journey through a wilderness”

Source : Bruce Chatwin (1997). “Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969-1989”, p.77, Penguin

“The song that we hear with our ears is only the song that is sung in our hearts.”

“I sold my soul to the devil in L.A”

Source : Song: Country Boy, Album: Town Line, 2011

“Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.

“The American language differs from the English in that it seeks the top of expression while English seeks its lowly valleys.”