It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.

To fill life with moments of happiness, be happy in the moment.

I couldn’t quite believe how much I seriously loved Aled Last, even if it wasn’t in the ideal way that would make it socially acceptable for us to live together until we die.

I remember Tetro was a big deal to me at that time. It was going from zero to one: Never having been in a movie, a person who had no relationship to any of that, and that was my first movie.

Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.

When you have five little kids, you're not going to open Mindy Kaling's latest book. You're playing with your kids.

You don't have to know everything about the mountain in front of you to take the next step

For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters.

Sir, if a man has a mind to prance, he must study at Christ Church and All Souls.

Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.