"It is singular how impatient men are with overpraise of others, how patient of overpraise of themselves; and yet the one does them no injury, while the other may be their ruin."

“Nobody else took what I was doing seriously, so nobody would want to work with me. I was thought to be a bit eccentric and maybe cranky.”

Source : " Father of 'the God particle' Peter Higgs says fame is a bit of a nuisance" by Peter Higgs, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2014.

“I think everyone must have a first memory of some house, some room, a vivid picture that will remain deep down in one forever.”

“Music is reflection of self.”

“I don't think I've left a trail of weeping women in my wake. I mean, the number of serious relationships I've had has not been into double digits.”

“I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business.”

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

“Radio voices have a solid, even texture.”

Source : "For Dev Hynes, Every Sound Is A Color". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel and Melissa Block, www.npr.org. November 20, 2013.

“That should be the goal for all art, to be as simple as a flashcard.”

Source : Interview with David Salle, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 09, 2013.

“I have served in the Congress during two wars and I have seen the impacts on our military, on their families and on our national deficit.”

Source : "Libya Policy Is a Slippery Slope" by Sen. Tom Udall, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2011.