Plot and character are virtually the same thing.

You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.

Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.

Police do not belong in war zones.

Its obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect.

Our species is on the verge of changes that will fundamentally alter what it means to be human... and we are the people driving that change.

It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does.

You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.

As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.

The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

You are the actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter of the play called ‘Your Life’ and you can change the play anytime.

Pleasure depends on circumstances, but Christian joy is completely independent of health, money, or surroundings.

When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere.

To give you an idea how slowly we are leaving Afghanistan, Afghans don't refer to us anymore as 'infidel crusaders.' They refer to us as 'Irish relatives.'

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself

I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

But what if you discover that the price of purpose is to render invisible so many other things?

Britain deserves better than people who say they've got a quick fix but won't tell you what it actually means for Britain, we need a much bigger conversation than this.

A baby was sleeping, Its mother was weeping.

You can lie at a banquet but you have to be honest in the kitchen.