"For years, I had no time for exploratory travel."

-- Renee Fleming

“It's true the Iraqis misbehaved and had no credibility but that doesn't necessarily mean that they were in the wrong.”

Source : "One Last Warning From the Man Who Made an Enemy of Bush". Interview with Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2003.
“Friendships begin because, even without words, we understand how someone feels.”
“And your life,' Katie said to Christy, 'is turning into a rather predictable romance. Girl meets boy. Boy is a dork for four years. Girl blossoms into a gorgeous woman. Boy finds his brain. Girl turns into starry-eyed mush head.”
“You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.”
“The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle.”
“I don't know if I can handle living in Tokyo. I feel like the culture shock would be so intense, especially with the service industry in America - you can't make up for that. Once you get a chance to travel a lot, you start to realize when that waitress comes back and asks you if you want some more to drink, that's an important moment. Nobody else does that!”
“I think training and being dedicated is very important, but one aspect that I always live by is that I enjoy myself in what I do!”
“The problem with the wise is they are so filled with doubts while the dull are so certain.”

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