In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play.

A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.

It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do.

The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.

Is it possible to be overzealous, to destroy that which you hope to save-so that nothing is left but emptiness.

Darwin was Wrong! Man's still an ape.

All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still.

When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight.

The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written.

You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.

I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.

But, when she was alone, someone rapped on the door and she found herself on her feet, knife in hand, before she had time to reason with her fear.

Fatherhood is sacred.

Men. They don't ask for directions, but they'll ask a demon for a favor.-Nina

Shipping by sea produces 1/60 the emissions of shipping by air and about 1/5 that of trucking.

When I die I want to go to Vogue.

Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a big loser. There is no paradox involved. It is a distinctly Harvard thing to be able to turn any defeat into victory

Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring.

Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.

If you jump to conclusions, you make terrible landings.