Who you are and what you believe in is your real home, the only home no one can take from you, the only home that will last.

The problem with loneliness is that, unlike other forms of human suffering, it teaches us nothing, leads us nowhere, and generally devalues us in our own eyes and the eyes of others.

We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us.

The years in captivity fuels character development

In order to keep an open mind, I am trying to avoid learning anything.

Once a man is on hand, a woman tends to stop believing in her own beliefs

It is kindness in a person, not beauty that wins our love

I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird.

The world wide web has really been quite spectacular and not something I would have predicted.

Seeing the world is a prerequisite to understanding one’s place in it.

Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.

The difference between slaves in Roman and Ottoman days and today's employees is that slaves did not need to flatter their boss.