It is more important to understand the book you are reading than to finish the book you are reading.

You can do anything…but before you can do anything, you have to do something.

Sometimes, if your opponent is determined to win the battle, let him win the wrong battle.

Regarding war and peace—the seed of each is planted in the other.

Regarding war and peace—the seeds of each are planted in the other.

All too often, our elegant political theories amount to nothing more than ideology triumphing over common sense.

We recognize authority based on whether we feel we could attain authority by the rules by which the authority was obtained.

Cooler heads prevail while things spin completely out of control.

Note from Alien cookbook: “The more intelligent the human is, the better it tastes.

If you can’t be brave in the face of adversity, at least be practical.

Amazing how too much passion in one part of your life can destroy passion in other parts of your life.

By changing our history and our memory, they try to erase all our shame.

I get it, even if Jamie can't put it into words. There are some books you can never get rid of, even if you don't like the ending.

Early on, when my wife and I were dating, we went to the grocery store, and I told her that sometimes I just buy birthday cakes, and I eat them. And she said: 'Really? I do, too.'

It's important to be a global citizen at the same time and appreciate different cultures and different people and different ways of life.

There's nothing more annoying than cold logic and reason when you've got a good fit going.

The future belongs to the educated.

In our show, there's usually a comeuppance. Or, if not, it's an anti-ending. And you're supposed to get that.

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.

A lot of people wonder how you can tell if you're really in love. Just ask yourself this question: 'Would I mind being financially destroyed by this person?'

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.