"pg 9, "The consciousness of life's unconsciousness is the oldest tax levied on the intelligence."

“The commercial spirit is the spirit of profit, not patriotism; of credit, not honor; of individual gain, not national prosperity; of trade and dickering, not principle.”

“Isn't cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport.”

“It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.”

“His gaze brushed over her, abstract and hungry. "You burn so very brightly, you know" "Yeah," she muttered. "You said.”

“I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. January 15, 2013.

“I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race. We have to plan for our collective future -- and the first step begins with the social, emotional, and intellectual tools we provide to our children. As humans, our greatest tool for survival is our ability to think and to adapt - as educators, storytellers, and communicators our responsibility is to continue to do so.”

“Fear clogs; Faith liberates.”

“In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”