One thought includes all thought, in the sense that a grain of sand includes the universe.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Even during a mid-life crisis do not deviate from your goal. History remembers only those who succeed.

Fear and pain should be treated as signals not to close our eyes but to open them wider.

No one should be forced to be something they aren't.

Only a philosopher would consider taking Oedipus as a model for a normal, unproblematic relation between an action and the maxim of the act.

My daughters, your daughters, our daughters deserve safety, protection, and the freedom to make their own choices about their personal lives and their physical selves.

If asked my philosophy, it would be simply this: Savor life, don't press too hard, don't worry too much.

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

Some shall reap that never sow And some shall toil and not attain.

Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in the door. I'm not sure if this is true, or if he was just being nice, but I was thrilled when I got it.

Look at people in your life as “practice.” The way you react to them allows you to see what you have to work on within yourself.