"The books were a private part of me that I carried inside and guarded and didn't talk to anybody about; as long as I had the books I could convince myself I was different from the others and my life wasn't quite as stupid and pointless."

“I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a most charming man and I used to send him my plays.”

“Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening”

Source : Pauline Oliveros (2005). “Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice”, p.21, iUniverse

“The greatest weapon of mass destruction is corporate economic globalization.”

Source : "The 11th Hour". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2007.

“We learned long ago that liberty could be preserved only by limiting in some way the freedom of action of individuals; that otherwise liberty would necessarily yield to absolutism; and in the same way we have learned that unless there be regulation of competition, its excesses will lead to the destruction of competition, and monopoly will take its place.”

“It's not a date. I bought my own drink and I didn't shave my legs.”

“Whenever I call a company and get put on hold, I never really feel like I'm being held.”

“Moral of the story: try to get things right, figure out what's going wrong with the scenario, and don't give up.”

“The difference between a 20-something and a 30-something man? Wisdom. At 20 years old, we dont really get how sensitive and beautiful women are. By 30, were finally starting to learn.”