"Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world."

“At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.”

“Simply put, we want to bring out the wackos to vote against something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them.”

“The Madiba song may have ended, but its melody lingers on.”

Source : "Quotes from Nelson Mandela's state funeral", www.foxnews.com. December 15, 2013.

“We must try again to be alive to what the people of our country really long for in our national life: forgiveness and grace, maturity and wisdom. ...Our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities begin to show up in the polls.”

“Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.”

“Having faith in God means trusting in Him even when everything inside of you wants to take control.”

Source : "A conversation with Carolina Hurricanes goalie Dan Ellis". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. March 2013.

“We have only one way to be born and many ways to die.”

Source : Carolina Maria de Jesus (2005). “Beyond All Pity”

“A simple line painted with the brush can lead to freedom and happiness.”