"Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they believe that, they make wonderfully submissive slaves."

“The physical signs of measles are nearly the same as those of smallpox, but nausea and inflammation is more severe, though the pains in the back are less.”

“Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children.”

Source : "Religion and schools don't mix" by Björn Ulvaeus, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2009.

“Acting is many things. Acting is playing lines, of course, but it's much more profound than that. Acting is truth-telling, and trying to find the truth in a human situation, which will be sketched out by a screenwriter with all the skill that a screenwriter can do; but in the end, that's just the map of the journey. The actor's job is to divine and embody the truth, and find it.”

Source : "NYFF: Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass Talk Captain Phillips". Interview, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. September 29, 2013.

“Live on coffee and flowers. Try not to worry what the weather will be.”

“The best stuff in life isn't stuff at all... relationships, experiences & meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.”

“My mother is my last point of security in relation to my past, and if that breaks, I will not ever have that type of pure love or pure attachment.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“When you realize there are geniuses out there and you'd be a journeyman... that's not good enough. I'd rather be the person helping those who are one in a billion get their vision out.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“I think you can always win if you're true to yourself.”