An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

Memories are bullets. Some whiz by and only spook you. Others tear you open and leave you in pieces.

The past is not dead. Indeed, it is often not even past.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

Timing is everything. It is not so much about who you know, especially now with the Internet, because anybody can become a superstar overnight.

Some things get better with age. And then there's Madonna.

I don't like doing movies, period. Movies are hard. I like TV.

In a place like Afghanistan where the society is completely segregated, women have access to women. Men cannot always photograph women and cannot get the access that I get.

There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.

The lowest form of barbarism is smugly to berate someone for extending an act of kindness.

Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.