When I was a kid, I was very much interested in magic and science. They fueled interest in one another.

Saying slavery was the cause of secession isn't politically correct; it's correct correct.

You know that sadness and rage you feel about your money? That's the way some of us feel about people.

The Oscar nominations are out, and they're so white a grand jury has decided not to indict them.

I love writing family stories.

Even though you're in charge you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show.

There's a lot of magic in science, so to speak.

I've always felt like I had a guardian angel in some of those ways.

I like to get things going. I get so many different ideas, whether it's film, TV, whatever.

When I was born there were still different drinking fountains you had to drink out of.

I started as a standup comic and an actor.

Humour is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention. But it has no persuasive value at all.

I guess there's just a meanness in this world

I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things.

Those who come forward will not be offered an automatic pass to citizenship and should be expected to pay a substantial fine or penalty to participate in the temporary program.

The end crowneth the work.

Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away: our life's a dream.

What we need is a dialogue amongst civilizations.

There's no shortage of people that we can put on, because science touches us all.

I don't believe anyone should ignore all the fires around you and stand pat and not worry about getting singed.

Isn't it interesting that all of those people who support the choice of abortion have already been born?