Berlin is the place to which I am most closely bound by human and scientific ties.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.

My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City?

The sarin gas is a very primitive gas. You can have it done in the backyard of a house ; it's a very primitive gas. So, it's not something complicated.

I can tell you where my Tonys are. They're in a beautiful place in my living room, in a glass cabinet.

No one ever addresses the possibility that a writer might not like her book.

I don't wonder about anything. I'm too old to wonder. I think the most important thing is to wake-up with a pulse. I look in the obituary columns. If I'm not in it, I get out of bed.

dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.

The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations.

Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.

Some by experience find those words mis-placed: At leisure married, they repent in haste.