Witchcraft to the ignorant, .... Simple science to the learned.

Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.

Love is like the measles; the older you are when it hits you, the harder it takes. Cheer up, you won't die of it.

Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances.

David will never go to space again. I'm glad.What did it gain the McQuarries? What has it ever gained men? Have men ever brought back more happiness from the stars? Will they ever?

You can’t destroy knowledge. You can stamp it under and burn it up and forbid it to be, but somewhere it will survive.

(I)f you're not honest with yourself, life will never be honest with you.

I’ve come to understand that each person has to work out their own personal algorithm of courage. No two are the same, and it’s no used trying to borrow or copy anyone else’s.

The best compliment someone can give me is stealing my idea and making it their own.

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness.

A role model is an imperfect person, not a perfect person, because that's who we are as real people.

I feel like I have to avoid certain thrift store-isms, having been known for the thrift store paintings. It's like I have to not paint that way.

Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be President.