Amelia Earhart // "Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you."
Bill Nye // "I often reflect on what an extraordinary time it is to be alive... It took life billions of years to get to this point. It took humans thousands of years to piece together a meaningful understanding of our cosmos, our planet and ourselves. Think how fortunate we are to know this much. But think also of all that's yet to be discovered. Here's hoping the deep answers to the deep questions—from the nature of consciousness to the origin of life—will be found in not too much more time."
Rem Koolhaas // "I consider myself somebody with an unlimited amount of curiosity in an almost unlimited amount of directions."
Lou Reed // "You either make an effort, or you don't."
Patti Smith // "Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional."
Matt Damon // "Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position...making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I'm going down swinging."
Maria Callas // "I don't need the money, dear. I work for art."
Pablo Picasso // "We artists are indestructible; even in a prison...I would be almighty in my own world of art, even if I had to paint my pictures with my wet tongue on the dusty floor of my cell."
Julia Child // "Small helpings, no seconds, no snacking, and a little bit of everything."
Alfred Hitchcock // "Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms."
Tove Jansson // "I need to write down my observations. Even the tiniest ones; they're the most important."
Paul Bowles // "If people are living the same as always, with their bellies full of food...they'll just go on the same way. If they get hungry and unhappy enough...something happens."