It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject.

A skyscraper is a machine that makes the land pay.

Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure.

Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul.

I am learning to live, and to see beauty in everything.

The Capitol is the best work I have ever done, or shall ever do, and I am glad to have Given it to St. Paul.

Miracles dwell in the heart.

A professional man of letters, especially if he is much at war with unscrupulous enenemies, is naturally jealous of his privacy... so it was, I think, with Dryden.

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.

When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves

I began to realize that for two years my life had been a drawing on resources that I did not possess, that I had been mortgaging myself physically and spiritually up to the hilt.

Ecstasy can be painful when it's intense enough, when the kundalini surges enough. The ecstasy is so complete, it's overwhelming sometimes.

People are afraid of everything.

For me, it was a lot of pressure to make another movie after 'Inglourious Basterds' because I didn't want to do something wrong. I wanted to have a beautiful project for another American movie.

War stinks! There's nothing good about it. But you know the whole thing, it's you or them.

I meditate, I do yoga and I have a lot of friends who are healers.....And if none of that works, I go by a chocolate bar and a bottle of cognac.