I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we waited to run down all our doubts, it would flow past us.

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.

A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution.

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.

The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by so doing we have made real at least some part of that finished product in whose fabrication we are most concerned: ourselves.

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart.

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of heresy.

There is no fury like that against one who we fear may succeed in making us disloyal to beliefs we hold with passion but have not really won.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.... While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.

The true measure of a leader is what it takes to stop him.

The more science I studied, the more I saw that physics becomes metaphysics and numbers become imaginary numbers. The farther you go into science, the mushier the ground gets. You start to say, 'Oh, there is an order and a spiritual aspect to science.'

I limited myself to introduce a change in my way of thinking and the way I see things. When I look at my child, I do it in a different way then when I'm contemplating a chair. They are different... the child is a living being, and the chair is an object.

A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

I never think too far ahead.

Within every elaborate lie a kernel of truth.

It's easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that you're - your technique is so much more exposed because there's not all this flashy stuff to distract the viewer.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of men and women protect and serve, often putting their own lives at risk.

To succeed in business to reach the top an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

I am tired of hustling.

Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed.

And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready.

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom.

Animals are everywhere. Some are more romantic, like tigers and elephants and chimpanzees, and some are less romantic, like earthworms, but they are just as interesting.

Defense is a definite part of the game and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.

Boston is really a small town and the pro sports here are almost like a college sport.

A well-rounded education has always been an issue close to my heart.

I just don't like to dwell on stuff.

It was all about the ring. That's where you got your brains shook and the money took.

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.

Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.

Just from being with my grandmother, my maturity escalated. And now I'm in tune to the needs of people. It was a large responsibility, taking care of a human being.