If you have the power to change the world for the better, you should do it. That's why people who do nothing are idiots, but idiots who do nothing are life-savers.

People are not measured by their accomplishments, but by how many times they screw up trying to achieve them.

Geniuses don't become geniuses until they find the right moron to compare themselves to.

You've no doubt heard the saying 'knowledge is power.' I disagree. Knowledge is only powerful if you use it, if you act on it.

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers.-Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

The people of Waziristan are so innocent they seem stupid and so straight forward they seem arrogant

Chicago was started by a bunch of New Yorkers who said "Gee I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty but it just isn't cold enough."

Speed is the essence of war.

To have a job you can count on as an actor is so rare, whether that means belonging to a regional theater company or being on TV.

No matter how good the pitcher, she is still hit-able in more than one way.

The first-rate mind is always curious, compassionate, original, and pessimistic.

I love action films. It's my favorite genre.

The quickest, simplest, and most powerful way I know to handle any emotion is to remember a time when you felt a similar emotion and realize that you've successfully handled this emotion before.