There is nothing in this world constant, but inconstancy.

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday

The sight of you is good for sore eyes.

He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner, " than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.

The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.

Baseball has a funny way to tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it and tells you it's the end.

I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.

It's this simple: If I never try anything, I never learn anything. If I never take a risk, I stay where I am.

The biggest compliment I think an actor can get is I can't imagine anyone else in the role.

Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open.

If you want to make a Conservative angry, tell him a lie. If you want to make a Liberal angry, tell him the truth.

The uncertainty of death is, in effect, the great support of the whole system of life.

The essence of acting is seeing the world from another point of view. That's what acting is.