"Africa north of the Sahara, from a zoological point of view, is now, and has been since early Tertiary times, a part of Europe. This is true both of animals and of the races of man."

“I have no intention of retaliating or looking backwards. We are going to forget the past and look forward to the future.”

Source : Post-election statement in 1964. "Ancestral Passions: The leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings". Book by Virginia Morell. Chapter 19, 1995.

“One of the great commandments of science is: 'Mistrust arguments from authority.'”

“I'm a project-based photographer; I think in narrative terms, the way a writer thinks of a book, or a filmmaker a film.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“Church membership was so important that Paul and Silas baptized the Philippian jailer into the membership of Christ's church at midnight with Paul's back still bloody from a beating! He did not even wait till morning! Identification with Christ's church is important; without it, one must be treated 'as a heathen and publican.'”

“The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.”

“Steve Martin is such an exquisite and precise writer. Everything is so clear; it's like a bell. He says what he means and says it so beautifully”

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

“That’s the problem with fiction — or the charm, if you want. Even mediocre plots have a way of sinking their hooks into you, until you find yourself concerned for the fates of characters who aren’t even fully convincing.”

“Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. October 15, 2008.