The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

Plot and character are virtually the same thing.

You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.

Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.

Police do not belong in war zones.

Its obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect.

Our species is on the verge of changes that will fundamentally alter what it means to be human... and we are the people driving that change.

It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does.

You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.

As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.

Sadly, my socks are like snowflakes, no two are exactly alike.

He was awed at her touch and what the human heart is capable of feeling - such sadness, such shame, but such acceptance such joy, all at the same time.

I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.

Logic is the key to an all-inclusive spiritual well-being.

I clearly have done things that were wrong. I've clearly had to seek God's forgiveness.

Pay attention to your body. Is this the only place where they should live.

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.

Few men have been admired of their familiars.

Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.