“Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It’s a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people’s minds. I’m talking about your language.”

Once you choose hope, anythings possible.

I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette in an Australian circus. That was my ambition.

I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information.

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love.