Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

If you don’t stand sincere by your wordshow sincere can the people be?Take great care over words, treasure them.1.17

Breathless living is anything but the abundant life. The pace at which we live is not sustainable.

No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was 9 years old.

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.

Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words for communicating what should be done with it.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

Gardening is full of mistakes, almost all of them pleasant and some of them actually instructive.

Women can't travel light. We're in charge of the basic facts.

I love taking pictures of food.