Scientists are not the paragons of rationality, objectivity, openmindedness and humility that many of them might like others to believe.

The most time consuming process in the world is probably "thinking".

Irony serves as an alibi for a fetish.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

I like mainly to be invisible, to sort of drift around unseen in the world.

Be liked and you will never want.

I like the idea that when a guy comes over to the house, I get to say I wrote the book.

From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it.

If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts.

What are you going to do with your freedom?

Labor, therefore, is a duty from which no man living is exempt, without forfeiting his right to his daily bread.