Don't bother asking for explanation, she'll just tell you that she came, in the year of the cat.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.

The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate upon the incompetent surgeon is hemorrhage.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

Nothing is ever lost, Sarah. Nothing that can't be found.

I like the memories because they remind meI haven't always beenthis girl, constantly mad or scaredor confused.

There can be no justice so long as law is absolute. Even life itself is an excercise in exceptions.”“When has justice ever been as simple as a rule-book?” - Riker

Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.

I have found Christian dogma unintelligible.

It's interesting when something new comes along, a band of dwarfs playing electronic harps or something, but I'm not searching.

You ought not to be ashamed of being bored. What you ought to be ashamed of is being boring.

This is the only sane clerical the earthquake has exposed to view yet.

Do your best and forget the consequences.

Sexism is discounting the female experience of powerlessness; the new sexism is discounting the male experience of powerlessness.