"Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural experience teaches us not simply that people have different beliefs, but that people seek meaning and understand themselves in some sense as members of a cosmos ruled by God."

“For me, romance is only 'true' when there are two sides to it. I think to have true romance you have to have the moments where you feel alone and you're crying and you feel like your heart's about to break... as well as the moments where you're floating through this orgasmic dream state.”

Source : Source: coupdemainmagazine.com

“I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.”

“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.”

Source : "Faith in Liberalism". Address to the State Committee of the Liberal Party in New York City, August 28, 1952.

“Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.”

Source : Jerome K. Jerome “The Selected Work of Jerome K. Jerome”, Library of Alexandria

“While the happy couple are enjoying the thrill of the rose garden, the in-laws are saying that they are just not right for each other. We keep telling them that they cannot pay couples to stay together, and it is clear that it will take more than a three-quid-a-week tax break to keep this marriage together.”

Source : House of Commons Debates, publications.parliament.uk. May 25, 2010.

“Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it.”

“I’d like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.”

“We have become, by the power of a glorious evolutionary accident called intelligence, the stewards of life's continuity on earth. We did not ask for this role, but we cannot abjure it. We may not be suited to it, but here we are.”

Source : Stephen Jay Gould (2010). “The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History”, p.431, W. W. Norton & Company