He slept that night the sleep of a successfully stubborn man.

The human mind works at low efficiency. Twenty percent is the figure usually given. When, momentarily, there is a flash of greater power, it is termed a hunch, or insight, or intuition.

Society is much more easily soothed than one's own conscience.

I am afraid a monster is grown that will devour all of us. Yet we must fight him.

The clown’s eyes sidled towards her, then drew away quickly. “But they kept me away from you earlier-and, on my word, you may laugh, but I was lonely for missing friendship.

Married life had taught him the futility of arguing with a female in a dark-brown mood.

Married life had taught Toran the futility of arguing with a female in dark-brown mood. He shrugged, and left her.

For a wise man, I have been told, once said, ‘Gratitude is best and most effective when it does not evaporate in empty phrases.’ But alas, my lady, I am but a mass of empty phrases, it would seem.

There is no telling what he will do! A bind, I know he will have to unglue. This day will surely reveal a clue. Beware of the Deetkatu!” Trinity, Meet the Little People…An Enchanting Adventure

Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism.

The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.

You have been overcome; and whether you are overcome by envy or by a so-called noble influence, you are still a slave, you are not free.

The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions

... Nashville is such a fantastic city, with this great creative music energy. Then there's that Southern hospitality, you can't beat that.

I think most people have that out-of-body experience when they win the Oscar.

Epicurus says that you should rather have regard to the company with whom you eat and drink, than to what you eat and drink.

I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I become dangerously involved in becoming a part of that story.

Let's see, I think I right now I'm third in the money-winning and first in money-spending.