Exercising the right of occasional suppression and slight modification, it is truly absurd to see how plastic a limited number of observations become, in the hands of men with preconceived ideas.

What nature does blindly, slowly and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it becomes his duty to work in that direction.

Eugenics is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally.

The cat is the only non-gregarious domestic animal. It is retained by its extra-ordinary adhesion to the comforts of the house in which it is reared.

The aim of eugenics is to represent each class or sect by its best specimens; that done, to leave them to work out their common civilization in their own way.

One of the effects of civilization is to diminish the rigour of the application of the law of natural selection. It preserves weakly lives that would have perished in barbarous lands.

[Statistics are] the only tools by which an opening can be cut through the formidable thicket of difficulties that bars the path of those who pursue the Science of Man.

Whenever you can, count.

All male animals, including men, when they are in love, are apt to behave in ways that seem ludicrous to bystanders.

The object . . . is to discover methods of condensing information concerning large groups of allied facts into brief and compendious expressions suitable for discussion.

Characteristics cling to families.

Better to leave with good memories than have the last ones be the embarrassing, smoking ruin of what once had been a fantastic friendship.

Bears are simultaneously so graceful and so strong. Bears know who they are, but they often don’t know who you are, which is why they kill you.

I don't reflect much, unless I'm talking to the media. I have more of a 'Forward, march!' kind of attitude.

I've always wanted to be in the health and wellness business. I try to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle.

Poirot: Do not allow Hate into your heart, for it will make a home there. Jackie: If Love cannot live there, Hate works just as well.

I grew up always admiring business owners. I was always interested in knowing who pulled what strings. I've always been in love with the decision making process, not just the product.

You can do crap work in a big movie, and it does good things. You can do great work in a movie no one sees, it does nothing. That's the way it goes.

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

I don't enjoy trying things on, even though most times it's necessary. I tend to only shop online, which is so dangerous for me.