A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well simply because it was selling well.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

I write to discover what I think.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.

There is such a thing as a national conscience, and it can be touched.

We wanted to touch them with our action.

Ah well... wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let’s go.

I've never said this to a girl before." I bit my lip, waiting. "Well..." He looked down. "I'm not sure how to say this." He took a deep breath and announced, "I really like fighting evil with you.

You can't imbibe someone's success by f*cking them.

I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.

Pity drowns in numbers.

The mind should turn into a serene and stormless lake, where is reflected the complete panorama of the starry sky.

Deos fortioribus adesse. The gods support those who are stronger.