It is almost impossible to think of something no one has thought of before, but it is always possible to add different frills.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.

So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

People think of education as something that they can finish.

There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.

A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

She needs you for more than just protection. It's how it works. You want the strong girl, you understand that she's with you because she wants to be. Not because she has to be. You know that, right?

If I measure each day by my list, the days are not always very good, but when I look at each day like it is their day too, because it is their day, well, then most days are better. A lot better.

Danger, the spur of all great minds.

When I'm acting, I just want to be the character and not have to think of any film technicalities.

Appearing on the front page of the New York Times even given the state of papers today is still something that's seen by a lot of people.

A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

Mexico has strict gun control. You cannot own a gun in Mexico.

Don't expect a pat on the back for merely doing your job, but know that you'll get one for doing it exceptionally well.

Heaven is a place where God will personally wipe away our tears.

In the numbing hands of pretentious filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, history does not repeat itself in any way whatsoever.