A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.

Convictions do not imply reasons.

Conscience that isnt hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.

One must desire something to be alive.

The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.

Every new truth begins in a shocking heresy.

The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it really emotional.

For someone in my position, there's opportunities to be anything you want to be, even if you shouldn't be eligible, and I think that's left a bad taste in a lots of financers' and studios' mouths. Just cause someone's popular at one thing, letting them do the other isn't always the right thing.

I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences I don't have, I try to search out and get firsthand experiences of similar sorts so I have something to fantasize about.

Depending on where I am in the process, sometimes I have a page count and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I have an hour count; sometimes I'm just happy to string a few words together. I do keep pretty rigorous hours, because otherwise you never get anything done.

One does not expect to be comfortable in prison. As a matter of fact, one's mental suffering is so much greater than any common physical distress that the latter is almost forgotten.

My private life has nothing to do with my films.

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.

Our problems stem from our childhood. Ray was, for so long, the only boy. Then I arrive and take all his limelight away from him. That must have quite a profound effect. I sometimes think that Ray was only happy for three-and-a-half years in his life. And those were the three-and-a-half years before I was born.

We didn't do anything wrong... Some are frustrated that we did it this way.

I think that if journalists, reporters who spend a lot of time on a story, are honest with themselves, we all have feelings about our subjects - I mean, unless you're a robot.

So many people in the world would rather stay in a situation that's painful but familiar because they're comfortable with it. Not a lot of people have the strength or heart to realize when something's not good for them and to turn around and be alone.

There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett.

As you get older three things happen The first is your memory goes and I cant remember the other two.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn.

I knew the Big Ten was one of the best conferences in the country. Every night you're up against pros. It's just so competitive. You can get beat by any team. That's really what I like about the Big Ten.

Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.

We must send a very clear message that if you enter our country illegally and then you commit one of these offenses, you will be dealt with harshly and you will pay a heavy price for your conduct.

Maybe we ought to consider a Golden Rule in foreign policy: Don't do to other nations what we don't want happening to us. We endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us?

I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

You get more of whatever you give attention to.

I don't like freeloaders; I don't like people who are negative.