We are living a life full of first experiences, from a first kiss, to the first time giving blood, to conceptual and philosophical explanations of humanity’s firsts.

Precedence exists in humanity as it does with law.

To doubt the existence of God is the greatest delusion.

When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.

Men work together, ' I told him from the heart, 'Whether they work together or apart.

The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments

You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient.

Books tap the wisdom of our species -- the greatest minds, the best teachers -- from all over the world and from all our history. And they're patient.

The only really good piece of advice I have for my students is, 'Write something you'd never show your mother or father. And you know what they say? I could never do that!'

Ironically, I think action can be the dullest part of movies nowadays - and I love action movies!

He uses common sense to judge not the intentions of an action but its consequences.

Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor souls so far removed from all assistance.