It's not so much a case of having to pay attention to the news of the world as it is a case of knowing when to change our filters so that the important stuff comes in.

You shouldn't just give during Christmas and Thanksgiving you should be giving all the time.

The only way to know where you are is by where you have just been.

There's 1,000 ways into addiction 1,000 ways out.

It's weird when you hear teachers call each other by their first names. It's like they're friends or something.

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah.

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.

Precious was one of a large number of people on the street, many of whom appeared to be women; some, like Precious, actually were.

I always wanted to be a fireman, a cop, an Indian chief, a doctor, a lawyer. I always wanted to be all these things, so I am drawn to these kinds of characters.

I counted to ten slowly, using binary notation.

The most important thing is to know how to awaken in the still undeveloped masses an intelligent attitude towards religious questions and an intelligent criticism of religions.