We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and only one interest at a time fills these.

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it.

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

The wars come and go in blood and tears; but whether they are bad wars, or what are comically called good wars, they are of one effect in death and sorrow.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

You could be performing below your potential in areas where you are relying on your own experiences alone and without the guidance of a trusted mentor.

Being afraid of things going wrong, doesn't help them go right.

When I came out of anesthesia, I wanted two things: my husband and my dog. They wouldn't let the dog in the recovery room.

The craving to change the world is perhaps a reflection of the craving to change ourselves.

The 21st century is a really terrible time to be a control freak.

I don't really like to watch myself.

I had great faith that perhaps this man Obama would do something, but he is, we're all in the grip of big money.

Futurism today is led by science-fiction writers, by sociologists, by historians. Now, I have nothing against them. I'm sure they do great work. But they're not scientists. They're clueless.

'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'

Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes, as night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir-tree.