The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises

in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.
Radhanath Swami

The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.
Clifford Geertz

Childhood depression tends to be more common in inner cities, being most frequently related to serious social deprivation, bullying, domestic violence, wartime experience and famine. It is, for example, a serious problem among children who are traumatised refugees.
Robert Winston

I think the U.S. should assert its leadership in a more effective way.
Sebastian Pinera

I don't have anything to prove to anybody, which is a lovely place to be.
Edward Norton

Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes.
Mary Lou Retton

I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination.
Rick Riordan

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
Bernard Malamud

I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience.
John Ensign