People who know me now can't believe I used to be shy, but in some ways I still am.

I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends.

It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos.

Sarcasm, as it turned out--even when it was instinctive and quick--cut into the time one had to manufacture one's escape.

One of the frustrations of having a mind trained to think and consider possibilities was that it couldn't simply be stopped once engaged.

Always make sure to write down whatever you can remember dreaming about. Dreams are just dormant ideas. It's up to you how you use them.

A day may sink or save a realm.

It's probably one of the worst places I've been.

Don't let the fear of statistics keep you from launching a continual improvement program. The statistics hurdle is easily overcome, going out of business is not.

It's good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.

It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.

Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.

I couldn't say who I am, I haven't the remotest notion of myself; I am someone without antecedents, without a history, without a country, and on that I insist!

Unfortunately, most men would only be interested in a woman's mind if it bounced when she walked.

The challenge is to translate the song into something that works on the stage. It's pop music, but I try to keep it as loose as possible.