I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it.

Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.

Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.

Calumniators are those who have neither good hearts nor good understandings. We ought not to think ill of any one till we have palpable proof; and even then we should not expose them to others.

When the chips are down, you are giventhe chance to find the strength you never knew you had and put it toward the greater good. Or go over to the dark side. You know, if that’s how you roll.

Unfortunately, I also found out the hard way in my youth. But I guess that's how most learning is done, isn't it?

There's always going to be controversy when you write the way I write.

What do gardeners do when they retire?

Right before I'm about to talk at length about something I like I say, Get me started.

How do you expect to get us to the Moon if you people can't even hook us up with a ground station?

They think we’re intelligent. So, Marco, keep quiet. We don’t want them to learn the truth.” Rachel

Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan.

Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts.

I think things through a lot, so I probably use my head more than my heart. That probably comes through in my acting.