Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.

Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven To serve the Devil in.

You cannot fight hate and violence with more hate and violence, any more than you can conquer darkness with more darkness. Adding darkness only increases blackness. To subtract shadow, add light.

I don't claim to have an answer to every question, but I promise you I have a question for every answer.

Law has been called a bottomless pit, not so much because of its depth, as that its windings are so obscure nobody can see the end.

Janie’s hip buzzes again. Maybe she'll have to have her whole leg amputated, she thinks sadly. That would really suck.

One must always say things that aim to interest, because in the world one must after all pay for one's keep.

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

Sometimes you find an old tune so good you can use it several times for different purposes.

Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

Hour by hour, day by day, life becomes possible.

I've played a lot of really smarmy people in film, and it can be real fun, don't get me wrong. But it can be characters I'm not as excited to explore.