"There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls."

“In a country like India, the British were only able to rule the country because it had completely co-opted the elite of the country, who did their work for them.”

“It is said that courage isn’t the absence of fear but the fortitude to confront fear. And as long as homophobia continues to be an accepted element of the locker room culture and homophobic language a coach’s motivational tool, we can never dismiss the courage it takes for an athlete-on any level-to be openly gay. Bobby Blair may not be a household name, but his journey-from frightened collegiate athlete to empowered advocate-is one that has an important lesson for anyone who believes in the unifying power of sports.”

“Things are only mannequins and even the great world-historical events are only costumes beneath which they exchange glances with nothingness”

“I found a guy in the Bronx who had an old plywood Kay bass that he wanted $75 for. He held it for me, and I gave him a few dollars every time I could scrape some extra money together. Meanwhile I borrowed or rented basses for jam sessions and paying jobs. It was a great thrill when I finally took possession of my Kay.”

“...Ere midnight’s frown and morning’s smile, ere thou and peace may meet.”

“You can't force someone to sell property in America,”

Source : "In recording said to be of Clippers' Sterling, racist claim denied" by Jason Hanna, Steve Almasy, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2014.

“Oh I love gadgets and I pride myself on keeping at the cutting edge of technology.”

“Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.”

Source : Nathaniel Hawthorne (1868). “Passages from the American Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne”, p.28