In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the equilibrium.

Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another.

Reduction is at the heart of progress in science.

The basic postulate from which I start is that the goal of the social sciences is the liberation of man.

The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'.

Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

One of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence

Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available, once the sheer isolation of the Earth becomes known, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.

Most harm is done by people who are awake.

I dont theorize too much. I sort of let the experience sink in, and I have to discover what the character is by doing it, and having those thoughts that shes thinking.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.

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.

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

I used to exist in a simple world of right and wrong, positive and negative. I grew out of an ordered world. Everything had its place, before I came along and belonged nowhere.