Oh, to be the author of prison letters. It's a young girl's dream come true.

Sleeping was her latest discovery. 'It's so wonderful. One simply shuts one's eyes, that's all. It's so delicious.

If your expectations aren't to be the best, then... you know, nobody rises to low expectations.

There is probably nothing more sublime than discontent transmuted into a work of art, a scientific discovery, and so on.

I think the most miraculous thing is learning. I get out of the way and let the students learn. Then you get to watch this amazing thing happen.

[Intellectual courage is] the quality that allows one to believe in one's judgement in the face of disappointment and widespread skepticism. Intellectual courage is even rarer than physical courage.

As far as activities go, having a regular exercise routine is a must.

I don't think I ever feel sexy. I don't think that's for me to decide, if I'm sexy or not.

To the pure all things are pure!

Politics will take whatever shape it needs for people to get elected. But at the end of the day, the population remains and that's really, as an educator, who I care about.

It's rare that a movie generally considered a popcorn type movie, gets recognized among such serious, great fare.