"In the United States, the last recorded clitoridectomy for curing masturbation was performed in 1948--on a five year old girl."

“Nonetheless, it still remains true that as a set of cognitive beliefs, religious doctrines constitute a speculative hypothesis of an extremely low order of probability.”

Source : Sidney Hook (1991). “The Quest for Being”

“And I love writing. I've always loved writing.”

“Real peace is more than the absence of war; it is an absence of the causes of war.”

“I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.”

Source : Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.539, Simon and Schuster

“The pain that we cause is the cause of our pain.”

“I agree, the world would be a better place if doctors were less enthusiastic about adopting very new drugs.”

Source : "Ben Goldacre: 'It's appalling ... like phone hacking or MPs' expenses'". Interview With Ian Tucker, www.theguardian.com. October 6, 2012.

“Yesterday is past. Tomorrow is only a promise. Only today is legal tender.”

Source : Venita VanCaspel (1988). “Money Dynamics for the 1990s”, Simon & Schuster

“Country is the pace where your friends are.”