"But no matter what the outcome, how the friends turn out in the end, it should not stop you from making new friends. Once bitten, twice shy should not be applied to friendship."

“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”

“I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.”

“I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.”

Source : Jean-Michel Basquiat, Civico museo Revoltella (1999). “Basquiat”, Walker Art Center

“Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended.”

“Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

“Making fun of guys to get them to perform and prove themselves, that's always going to exist. But we have to equally celebrate them and empower them.”

“Leaders are forced to kill all the time. Then they have to learn to live with the decisions they make. Just like I'm going to learn to live with mine.”

Source : Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing Trilogy”, p.294, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“I think we're never fully protected, but I think we need to do everything we can to stop threats to us.”