Noble self-restraint must have something to restrain.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

Very few great artists feel the giant agony of the world.

The Greeks were realists. They saw the beauty of common things and were content with it.

The author determines that the bitterest struggles are for one side of the truth to the suppression of the other side.

A man without fear cannot be a slave.

Besides Zeus on his throne, Justice has her seat.

Liberty depends on self-restraint. Freedom is freedom only when controlled and limited.

Tragedy cannot take place around a type. Suffering is the most individualizing thing on earth.

A magical universe was so terrifying because it was so irrational. There was no cause and effect anywhere.

One thing I would never photograph is a dog lying in the mud.

Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.

A past may chase you if you try to escape from it... but once you confront it, it's just an old memory inside you. There's nothing to be afraid of.

If there was two birds sitting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.

I believe in the dignity of every person. I believe that while we are all free to practice our religion, and to hold whatever religious beliefs we choose.

I don't know how you would live in the world of Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston and being stalked. It's just brutal.

Writers from the majority can assume their audiences know what they're talking about - they don't have to explain things, whereas minority writers are expected to.

Resolution Trust Company was set up to liquidate a bunch of assets that the government had inherited because the savings and loans went broke.

The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.