A lot of science started off as magic, where people were burned at the stake for doing science basically.

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.

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

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.

The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.

People wonder when you're allowed to call yourself a writer. I think maybe the answer is when you recognize that is work." - Nina MacLaughlin, 'With Compliments

I am not going to ask that old man if his family home is haunted!

There are a lot of dark sides to success, but the light side of it is the ability to be opportunistic, and to be able to do things.

Every note has to come out clean.

Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.

I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice.

The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!

What does it say?" I said, when I had. She said, "It is filled with all the words for how I want you...Look.

When you stop being afraid you feel good