All laughing comes from misapprehension. Rightly looked at there is no laughable thing under the sun.

You have never loved me as I love you--never--never! Yours is not a passionate heart--your heart does not burn in a flame! You are, upon the whole, a sort of fay, or sprite-- not a woman!

People go on marrying because they can't resist natural forces, although many of them may know perfectly well that they are possibly buying a month's pleasure with a life's discomfort.

You concede nothing to me and I have to concede everything to you.

Always wanting another man than your own.

You don't talk quite like a girl who has had no advantages.

And then he again uneasily saw, as he had latterly seen with more and more frequency, the scorn of Nature for man’s finer emotions, and her lack of interest in his aspirations.

Then if children make so much trouble, why do people have 'em?

I think that whenever children be born that are not wanted they should be killed directly, before their souls come to 'em, and not allowed to grow big and walk about!

The purpose of a chronicler of moods and deeds does not require him to express his personal views upon the grave controversy above given.

An average woman is in this superior to an average man—that she never instigates, only responds.

It is easier to not know than to not comprehend, for not knowing implies that the world is large, and that is a fact. Not comprehending is a far more personal fault.

One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images.

It feels like there's something for everyone in video games. It's not just a toy for a certain age group. It's steeped in the culture now.

Pakistani feature films are all about catering to the male ego and male fantasy.

When this government [Chiang Kaishek's] finally fell there was no one ready to teach the Chinese the human way of life.

Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity

You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone!

It's easy to direct while acting - there's one less person to argue with.

Leadership is one of the most enduring, universal human responsibilities.

Write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever.