"One of the things that worked for me was to just say yes to whatever came along. You may or may not succeed at everything, but you don't know until you try."
— Dale L. Baer, supervising animator at Walt Disney Animation, writing an open letter to aspiring animators

"Sweetheart, go and get your tomatoes."
— A woman who walked up to this Aussie blogger in the supermarket and gave her 50 dollars after hearing her stressing about money

"Books give readers more than an opportunity to tune out and submerge themselves in fantasy worlds. [They] provide the opportunity for social connection and the blissful calm that comes from becoming a part of something larger than oneself for a precious, fleeting moment."
— Dr. Shira Gabriel and Ariana Young, whose study found that reading improves empathy

"People want to shy away from the truth and keep sweeping it under the rug. But after a while, you pick up the rug and there's just way too much dirt, so you might as well just be up front about it."
— Rihanna in the September issue of Glamour