"I work because I think that I wouldn't feel good about myself unless I was contributing."

“It's lovely. I hate it.”

Source : Tanith Lee (2003). “The Claidi Collection”, Dutton Childrens Books

“Israel criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they've done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did.”

“When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.”

“Music alone can take you to the Highest!”

“We start from the presumption that our people are talented and want to contribute. We accept that, without meaning to, our company is stifling that talent in myriad unseen ways. Finally, we try to identify those impediments and fix them.”

“If you have very few experiences in your life, romantically, or whatever you're doing, then of course you're going to talk about those, because there were only a few of them - as opposed to the people who repeat patterns, always at the bar, always with someone, always blah blah blah.”

“When my friends were besotted with Jason Donovan, my heroes were Colm O'Rourke and Barney Rock”

“My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.”

Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.90, UPNE