“Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you.”

Gabby Giffords , an Arizona Democrat who was shot in the head during an attack that killed six people in Tucson in 2011

“I have interpreted this entire country through Tamil. If I don’t have place here, I will find a place without religion. Kerala, Hyderabad, some other secular state. But if I don’t find a secular state, which I will know in the next two days, I will move to another secular country like MF Husain”,

Kamal Hassan,speaking in the press conference regarding the ban of his film Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu which was passed by the Censor Board of India.