Mathematicians use intuition, conjecture and guesswork all the time except when they are in the classroom.

Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit - appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free . . . .

Let us prefer the lonely cottage, while blest with liberty, to gilded palaces, surrounded with the ensigns of slavery.

Attention and focus are essential skills for writers in a noise-filled world.

You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth Mum would pray for a parking space.

Life is an endless matrix of existence. And as you experience it in that pure form, that's what we call enlightenment.

Our family was very fond of the University of Iowa. We thought it was a good place to go.

My job is to express who I am and what I hate about the country and what I love about it and what I hate about myself and what I love about myself and to make you laugh while I'm doing it.

You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making.

If untouchability lives, Hinduism perishes and even India perishes, but if untouchability is eradicated from the Hindu heart, root and branch, then Hinduism has a definite message for the world.

We must move forward in the days ahead with audacious faith. The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice.

Success is taking what you know, and creating the best you that you can be.

The result of my hard work is that I'm financially independent, I have an amazing life, and I can do whatever I want. I don't have to answer to anybody.