Luck serves ... as rationalization for every people that is not master of its own destiny.

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

When evil is allowed to compete with good, evil has an emotional populist appeal that wins out unless good men and women stand as a vanguard against abuse.

Politically, the weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.

One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.

There is a strange interdependence between thoughtlessness and evil.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.

Only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core.

Always stand up for what yo believe in... even if it means standing alone.

When you're writing with an artist or for an artist, you have to help them serve their vision. That's the cool part about writing songs. There are no rules.

It's so simple to create a delicious holiday meal without animal cruelty. I promise no one will miss the turkey!

Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.

I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

I was born in the USA, which many people still find hard to believe.

I made this film 'The Beach,' which didn't take place in a city, and it didn't really suit me.

I am against the whole cliche of the moment.

And so love goes. And so life goes. And so I go.

If you look at the polls - the conservatives are fine.I think there will be a fair amount of enthusiasm, or at least motivation. They very much want to remove President [Barack] Obama.