What was civilization ever, really, but the attempt by man to talk himself into being good?

A journey is a dismal thing when there can be no homecoming.

Simulant - something that doesn't exist but pretends to....Dissimulant - an object that exists but pretends not to.

Delight yourself with imagination and artistry and be inspired by life’s beauty.

Skepticism, not cleanliness, is next to godliness. Skepticism is the father of freedom. It is like the pry that holds open the door for truth to slip in.

Guess that's thirty-one pieces of silver you've got now, huh? Sleep well, Judas.

I'm confident that people will be able to relate to my music.

When you program, you want to think you're writing the best possible program for the... for the task you're trying to solve.

When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me?

We intend to try and vote the Chinaman out, to frighten him out. And if this won't do it, to kill him out.

The fundament of a superhero is the guy in tights saving innocent people from bad things. It's amazing how infrequently that seems to happen in superhero comics these days.

Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.

I don't enjoy being told what to do, I'm not that kind of actor, I'm a thinking actor.