"The powerful don't make revolutions"

“There are all sorts of theories and ideas about what constitutes a good opening line. It's tricky thing, and tough to talk about because I don't think conceptually while I work on a first draft -- I just write. To get scientific about it is a little like trying to catch moonbeams in a jar. But there's one thing I'm sure about. An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.”

“Nobody notices your sorrow, your pain, but everyone notices your mistakes.”

“The really tough thing about humility is you can't brag about it.”

“We are on the planet to... wrap our consciousness around the divine treasure within us...”

“The word soul has lost its meaning and even its plausibility.... Faith, hope and love can no longer be seen simply as virtues or graces; they are processes in flesh and blood... (the clergyman) will find that whether he wants it or not, he is also a front-line mental health worker or he will be so regarded by the specialists in mental health. It is on the pastoral role and the tasks of shepherding that the psychological disciples have the greatest impact in theological work.”

“Little by little, in subtle ways, you get programmed. You create beliefs that get cemented in your personality. You don't realize you are doing this, but you are. Your core, foundational beliefs about relationships, money, and success will all be programmed into you by the time you are 10 years old.”

Source : Randy Gage (2010). “Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!”, p.22, John Wiley & Sons

“One of the great autoharpists and folksingers of our times.”

“As in cooking, living requires that you taste, taste, taste as you go along.”

Source : Kathleen Flinn (2008). “The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School”, p.227, Penguin