"One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done."

“Rules help govern and steer a relationship along, so they're good things. But they become bad things when they become the narrow gate though which the relationship must always pass. When this happens, the rules become the basis for the relationship and, in a sense, become a substitute for the relationship.”

“Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.”

Source : James Agate (1944). “Ego 6: Once More the Autobiography of James Agate”

“Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.”

“I think we women underrate ourselves when it comes to our courage and strength.”

“My studies have shown that the process of falling into mature love happens in four steps. When you meet a woman, you subconsciously look for cues that she's the kind os person you should be with. That's assumption. If she passes the assumption test, you begin to get to know her to find out if she's appropriate for you. If she is, you're attracted. If, as you get to know her, the attraction is reinforced with joy or pain or both, you'll fall into infatuation. And if you manage to make a connection and attach to each other during infatuation, you'll move into mature, unconditional love.”

“Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.”

“As Aboriginal people we have always retained our resilience, our humour and our cultural integrity - we will always retain our dreams and a vision for the future for our people.”

“I once asked Barbara Stanwyck the secret of acting. She said: 'Just be truthful - and if you can fake that, you've got it made'.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.