The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress.

Pay your bills, yes. But don't invest in them. Invest in your dreams. What you invest in grows.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children.

For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.

Conviction of sin draws me away from myself and toward GodSelf-condemnation, on the other hand, draws me down into myself and away from God.

We should be able to refuse to live if the price of living be the torture of sentient beings.

Everyone forgets that what's fun about a romantic comedy is how these two people are going to fight with each other and how's that going to be funny.

Whenever we begin to feel as if we can no longer go on, HOPE whispers in our ear to remind us that we are strong.

Jackson doesn't bother to read the scripts anymore. He just checks to make sure he has one loud scene where he gets to shout, then cashes the paycheck.

And while everybody was busy laughing, what was I doing? I was laying the foundation to what I have in place now.

My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.