A very great part of the mischiefs that vex the world arises from words.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

I believe in stopping work and eating lunch.

For me, the key is always trying to find the connection between the audience and the character I'm playing. That's important to me, in any work I do.

Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.

But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.

Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.

I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.

I had started doing theater in high school, and while I was doing that, I got my manager.

We accept women being complete c-nts if they’re doing it for a child.

I love cheeseburgers and chocolate - milk, not dark, and hot chocolate with marshmallows in the winter!

I highly recommend inviting the worst-case scenario into your life.