"There can be no progress-real, moral prgress-except in the individual and by the individual himself."

“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.”

Source : "Rhodessa Jones: Ruby Dee a guiding light for social change" by Rhodessa Jones, www.sfgate.com. June 17, 2014.

“We should tell more young designers not to worry about what they're going to do with their design careers. They should start their own brands. Designers should create their own beautiful brands that can change the world.”

“The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes,”

“The more shame, the more clicks; the more clicks, the more advertising dollars.”

Source : "The price of shame". Ted Talks, www.ted.com. March 2015.

“Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.”

Source : "WordPress, Matt Mullenweg" by Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2006.

“This element of surprise or mystery the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called is of great importance in a plot.”

“And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing.”

“Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down.”