All the time, circumstances are not going to favor us. We shall have toface obstacles and adversities. Fearlessness is the first virtue of a hero, thestarting point of all other noble virtues.

If we presume that the boundary of the universe is a kind of surrounding wall, then we think like ancestors who thought there's abyss at the edge of flat earth.

Only he who is free with his time is free with his opinion.

I've come to see that I'm saying something that people generally do not want to hear.

Now ... the basic principle of modern mathematics is to achieve a complete fusion [of] 'geometric' and 'analytic' ideas.

It's a terrible thing to be lonesome, especially in the middle of a crowd.

Marriage, children-you never expect it to end in tragedy. Unless you're me.

Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time.

I cannot wait to go get my fried butter on a stick, and fried cheesecake on a stick and...Twinkies, especially in honor of those who would rather just be forced to eat our peas.

Pro Publica distorts the relationship between organizations and their consultants.

Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time.