Intellect is stronger than cannon.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

It takes effort and concern to really think about things.

Because I understand all the ways of trying to escape, how sometimes you escape one prison only to find you've built yourself a different one.

I'm scared, okay? I'm really scared all the time.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters.

The worst mockery God can make of a moralist is that He compels him to be a solipsist.

My state, Scott Walker, our governors, reformed Medicaid so it actually works, so that the doctors will take the program.

it is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.

I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants.

Women need chocolate. It's a scientific fact.