"Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress."

“What's really good is African drum music.”

“Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.”

“I suspect the most we can hope for, and it's no small hope, is that we never give up, that we never stop giving ourselves permission to try to love and receive love.”

Source : Elizabeth Strout (2013). “Abide With Me”, p.209, Simon and Schuster

“When you combine the great stories from the comics with the action and visual excitement of the movies, it doesn't get any better!”

“Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just can't operate in that kind of environment. Al Qaeda members who do manage to infiltrate are hunted down like rats. This conservative Muslim society did a better job protecting me from Islamist killers than the U.S. military could do in the Green Zone in Baghdad.”

“My father was a racing driver, his name is Don Halliday. I grew up with it all around me. I have always been into fast, dangerous sports, even as a child. As soon as I got in a car I knew it was for me and that I would enjoy racing and competing. My mother was also involved in Solo One. She always said I was like my father and would want to compete one day.”

“Choose some sport or other vigorous physical exercise that is consistent with your situation and physical condition and be regular in pursuing it. Get the blood circulating and give your major muscles a workout.”

“Tonight is not a setback. It's just a learning experience.”