"The word 'question' is derived from the Latin quaerere 'to seek,' which is the same root as the word for quest. A creative life is a continued quest, and good questions are useful guides."

“I came back to the hood and got in those streets and started doing whatever it took for me to provide.”

“The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.”

“It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.”

Source : "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.

“I've never quit anything in my life.”

Source : "Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, in his own words: Editorial". www.thestar.com. December 26, 2014.

“Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.”

“I'm, by nature, a really optimistic person. It goes back to my parents having been each divorced three times and my finding some way to survive all that. I always managed to survive by being upbeat.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com

“Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else.”

“I don't want this to be a distraction. This has been distracting enough. I'm not going to rehash this going forward. I'm sure other people are going to have questions about it, but we've got a big season coming up.”