"every father knows at once too much and too little about his own son ..."

“When I'm in emotional pain, I usually embrace the pain, cry, and let it all out. Then I try to look on the bright side.”

Source : "Interview with Actress Jacqui Holland on Beauty, Aging, and Embracing Pain". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.”

“Cruelty is the luxury of those who have nothing to do, like drugs or racing stables.”

“Whatever his private beliefs and religious practice, a president must be the guardian of the laws which ensure America's religious diversity.”

“Betrayal is beautiful.”

“People get discouraged. They should remember, from me, it takes courage not to be discouraged.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com

“In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

“Might it be the discovery of a distant civilization and our common cosmic origins that finally drives home the message of the bond among all humans. Whether we're born in San Francisco or Sudan or close to the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, we are the products of a billion-year lineage of wandering stardust. We, all of us, are what happens when a primordial mixture of hydrogen and helium evolves for so long that it begins to ask where it came from.”

Source : "Are We Alone In The Universe?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. February 15, 2013.