A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.

All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.

I can do small things in a great way.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

Strong convictions precede great actions.

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

The atheist has no hope.

Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you.

Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.

I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.

A robust economy is a source of national strength for Japan.

Tracy Ullman, I grew up watching her shows and standup and improv and specials. Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg. They inspire me to do it all. I always wanted to do it all; I never wanted to be put in a box.

I wouldn't say you worry about your health when you run. I would say a quarterback as an obligation to protect yourself as a runner, whether it's getting out of bounds, sliding or getting down, whatever it might be.

Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.

I was in my second year at NYU. I knew what I wanted to do, and I just walked out of college. So, from the age of 17, I've been able to do what I wanted, and that makes for a kind of contentment, a fairly pleasant demeanor.

Cutting out bad habits is far more effective than cutting out organs.

I never actually sought out an agent or a publishing house. A friend of mine named David Simmer got wind of what I was doing, and he sent one of my books to a literary lawyer in Los Angeles. He loved it, and he sent it to other people, including an agent, and he picked me up, and that's how 'Bird Box' got to where it is now.

As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?

I think the reason why a lot of young people are such screw ups... is oftentimes they didn't have the luxury I had of forming important relationships and opinions and life experiences before having success.

The aim of tai chi is not to strike first to gain dominance over an opponent, but to wait and hit at the right moment.

I've always been fascinated by the picaresque.

I'm in the acting business. That's the ego business.

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over, collected hundreds and hundreds of rejection slips.

The measurement of good policy is the well-being of the community. I saw the human faces of failed policies, and they weren't smiling.

The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I haven't written for a while. Ideas come to me and need to be written down.

Every scientist would like to be able to move through research faster, to spend less time and money acquiring material or disseminating it.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

I don't want there to be a typical episode of 'The Walking Dead.' I want to try to give people different things every week because that's what I dig.

Sobriety is the strength of the soul, for it preserves its reason unclouded by passion.

I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at me.