No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.

No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

Greatest fools are the most often satisfied.

Honor is like an island rugged and without a beach once we have left it we can never return.

The last remaining thing that must be communicated to the next generation is an aging figure that still continues to change.

We are a trading nation, and we are trading with Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland.

Never give advice unasked.

I've got an overly developed sense of what selling out is, and I of course worry about it too much.

If it isn't necessary I would rather not subject my skin to too much, so if I don't have anything special to do for the day, I try not to wear any make up.

Our goal is to see Big History become a normal part of high school curricula. I'd love to see it being taught in lots of languages. A global course.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.

My problem is I can't show any of my movies to my daughters. It's tough. 'Beauty and the Beast'... they liked it. But that's the only one, really. Otherwise, they've always been dark or violent.

I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.

Don't get stuck in old ideas. Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change.

I watch what I eat and drink.

With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.

I think book clubs should read more contemporary poetry.

I'm not sure how a world leader reacts to the work of a clown.

I love women, and I just think that they're great. I mean, yes, they can be a little nutty sometimes, but they're great.

It's a big battle to bring quality stuff into theaters across America, for sure.

Children imitate their parents employees their managers.

I could easily exist on less money, but I like the way I live now.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.

Baltimore was like a small town when I got there - the Colts, the Orioles, guys like Frank Robinson, we all knew and respected each other. Everyone would cross paths at one point at Lenny Moore's Sportsman's Lounge, trading stories and having some fun.

Metaphor for the night sky: a trillion asterisks and no explanations.

I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable.

I'm a bit of a groupie.

I thought if I was lucky it would be a nice, modest-sized, modest-budgeted film that would be a modest success. And then something happened.