(Dune's Frank) Herbert made religion the inescapable instrument of cultural change.

We have a name for the sum of grievances and compromises, this sheer normality of life lived among other people. We call it civilization. Culture, society, the workaday interactions of ordinary time.

Anything that keeps old words in circulation is to be treasured, the French revolution be damned.

People who are easily embarrassed – those who blush too often and too soon – usually end up retreating from excellence.

A fierce hatred of embarrassment ruled a surprising amount of the life of Moses Malone, the Hall of Fame basketball center.

I had always wanted to hear those words.I had always wanted to be your girl.

Real popularity is taking the time to love others, reaching out, and never being afraid to be the first one dancing. REMEMBER THE GIRL IN PEARLS.

It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.

Golf is a game in which attitude of mind counts for incomparably more than mightiness of muscle.

Rachel, you summon demons. You’re good at it. Get over it, then find a way to make it work for you. It’s not going to go away.

Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.

It is clear that the vehicle of the western was a very interesting vehicle for me to contraband some of my ideas.

I'm not doing the run to become rich or famous.

It is in the love of one's family only that heartfelt happiness is known.

Some of the greatest love affairs I've known have involved one actor-unassisted.