"Sometimes when the going gets tough, people give up."

“According to the Spanish proverb, four persons are wanted to make a good salad: a spendthrift for oil, a miser for vinegar, a counsellor for salt and a madman to stir it all up.”

“Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries.”

Source : Christopher Pike (2012). “Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice”, p.250, Simon and Schuster

“You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.,”

Source : "American Morning" with Carol Costello, edition.cnn.com. May 18, 2005.

“When you're good at making excuses, it's hard to excel at anything else.”

“He mulled that over. "Sheriff Connally woulda let us shoot 'em." I reached over and took his coffee away from him. "Yep. Lucian probably would have done the job himself, but we're living in more enlightened times." I drained his cup and handed it back with a smile. "Ain't it grand?”

Source : Craig Johnson (2013). “The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set”, p.64, Penguin

“The key to making things understandable is to understand what it’s like not to understand.”

Source : "Understanding In The Age Of Also Talking With Richard Saul Wurman". Interview with John Gehl, ubiquity.acm.org. March 1, 2000.

“Discourse about motherhood is chillingly narrow-minded. It's a tool the patriarchy uses, of course. So people complain about their kids or they complain about the pain of birth or they make motherhood kitschy, Mother's Day-y.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“I keep "leave me alone, I'm busy " pretending to work sign with me because my dad once told me to find a job that you would do for free and I would do this job for free. But I would be a performer for free because that's all I've ever loved to do. I've worked so hard to get to the point where work doesn't feel like work. So when I come to work, I'm actually coming to play - I'm coming to recess. So, when you see me, leave me alone, I'm busy ... pretending to work.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com