There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace.

In such seconds of decision entire futures are made

I find that more and more I'm trying to entertain myself when I'm working, because I know the work's going to go to a horrible place.

America at its best is inclusive and not exclusive.

I don't want to know what happens in any movie that I go to see.

Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode.

Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon.

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

Eternal punishment must be eternal cruelty, and I do not see how any man, unless he has the brain of an idiot, or the heart of a wild beast, can believe in eternal punishment.

Men feel like they can be a professional and a father. For women it's "or." That's offensive to me. The concept that it's not possible is crazy.