I was one of those people who was always rather frightened of women politicians.

I have the thermometer in my mouth and I am listening to it all the time.

Lawless schools produce lawless children.

It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.

I do not intend to prejudge the past.

The whitewashing of windows can provide very effective protection against fire resulting from the heat-flash from nuclear explosions.

And it is you, spirit--with will and energy, and virtue and purity--that I want, not alone with your brittle frame.

Man will tell woman he will die for her, but I say, tell woman that you will die for her both physically and interior

A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.

People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences.

There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable for me to watch. You always learn from them.

One must never allow oneself to acquire an exaggerated sense of one's own importance. There's no necessity to burden oneself with absolutes

Then stay with me a little longer,' Madame Olenska said in a low tone, just touching his knee with her plumed fan. It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress.

I haven't promised anything for the future. Instead, I have said what I would have done differently in the past.

I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda.

If at first you don't succeed-try, try again. Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as timed-release success.