He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Once in a golden hour I cast to earth a seed. Up there came a flower, The people said, a weed.

If you want new results, get a new mindset!

Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it.

[People] will be reminded of the integrity of our election systems and the confidence that they deserve to have.

Don't be a novelist --- be a statistician. Much more scope for the imagination.

What did one say to a stalker? Um, pardon me, Mr.Stalker, but could you, like, not?

We have a cultural notion that if children were not engineered, if we did not manipulate them, they would grow up as beasts in the field. This is the wildest fallacy in the world.

Then there was LSD, which was supposed to make you think you could fly. I remember it made you think you couldn't stand up, and mostly it was right.

Art is about emotion; if art needs to be explained it is no longer art.

Along with the Oscars, the Academy is giving out a green card.