"Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse."

“There’s no competitive advantage in being just like everyone else.”

Source : "What Makes a Good Leader Today — And Tomorrow?" by Daniel Burrus, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 17, 2015.

“I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.”

“Magic and religion are ultimately experiential in nature and should be treated as such.”

Source : Interview with Ethan Doyle White, ethandoylewhite.blogspot.ru. February 9, 2013.

“Something of the severe hath always been appertaining to order and to grace; and the beauty that is not too liberal is sought the most ardently, and loved the longest.”

“Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is the default setting for a woman's life from first period to menopause, and she needs a note from God not to say yes to every zygote that knocks on her door.”

Source : Katha Pollitt (2014). “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights”, p.10, Picador

“Lovers know what they want, but not what they need.”

“Think of it more as publishing instead of marketing.Be authentic as a publisher and create content that helps you connect to everyone else...because they're already connected.”

“The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods.”