choice in any sphere is a peril, the basic division of peoples is of those who believe in choice and those who mistrust it.

Civilization itself is housed in the human being.

[Race] had no substance, like a shadowy shape that terrifies in the dark but vanishes by the light of day.

passion of any sort is seldom governed by the rules of etiquette.

In the end countries, like people, are alone, and the real things that must be done have to be done without help.

The great thing that guys like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and the Google guys have in common is they treat their technology like it's art, and I suppose in the hands of virtuosos like them, it is.

I feel more helpless with you than without you.

Critics should stick to their convictions.

I told the record company I didn't feel the need to be at red-carpet events. I wanted a career. But I wanted to keep myself intact as a person.

Obvious is the most dangerous word in mathematics.

[Science] is the literature of God written on the stars-the trees-the rocks-and more important because [of] its marked utilitarian character.

Hell is other people at breakfast.

I spent a lot of time with making sure everyone felt wanted.

When someone is trying to interpret something for you, they always have an agenda.

If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.