"Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict."

“Mothers who are strong people, who can pursue a life of their own when it is time to let their children go, empower their childrenof either gender to feel free and whole. But weak women, women who feel and act like victims of something or other, may make their children feel responsible for taking care of them, and they can carry their children down with them.”

“He made me mess the song up when I looked at him... We can show the kids the tape and say, "Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other.”

Source : "Whatever happened to Edie Brickell?". CNN, January 7, 2004.

“Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants.”

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”

“Who will wear a shoe that hurts him, because the shoe-maker tells him 'tis well made?”

Source : Algernon Sidney (1698). “Discourses Concerning Government, by Algernon Sidney ... Published from an Original Manuscript of the Author”, p.9

“I think there's nothing worse than telling actors what to do in front of everyone, because then on the next take, everyone's waiting to see if you do that ... Everyone watches. It's just the worst thing.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

“Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the 'good life' we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.”

“An occasional insurrection will not weigh against the inconveniences of a government of force, such as are monarchies and aristocracies.”