Science is voiceless; it is the scientists who talk.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

For all the sirens, game-show buzzers, and drum-rolls of life, it is the nature of men to die quietly.

I spent most of my life believing there would never be a Prince Charming out there for me. Kissing toads can have that effect on a girl.

Hillary Clinton doesn't know how to win.

Either the translator leaves the author in peace, as much as is possible, and moves the reader towards him: or he leaves the reader in peace, as much as possible, and moves the author towards him.

The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.

There is no such thing as failure, there's just giving up too soon.

Kris [Jenner] and the family, they have the power of communication. This is the number one communications company.

Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that.

My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.