The fundamental purpose of the artist is the same as that of a scientist: to state a fact.

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

Love works miracles in stillness.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Great changes in the destiny of mankind can be effected only in the minds of little children.

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

BREXIT?So mental a political tap dance, that it makes riding a porcupine bareback over a cliff seem the only sane thing to do.

Starting your day with anger is like locking yourself in jail. The outside world is enjoying life, while you’re locked in your own frustration.

a person who does not have respect for time, and does not have a sense of timing, can achieve little.

Writing is like breathing underwater. It's really hard to do unless you can imagine yourself a nice set of gills.

To mind your own business incorporates the whole duty of man.

It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.

Antireligious bigotry is not confined to the classroom.

I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.

I've lost my writing skills since college. I couldn't write a book. It would take a long time.