I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist.

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to century, from generation to generation, may not be entirely false.

There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.

I am a good Protestant, and in the full sense of the term, for from the bottom of my soul, I protest against everything that is said, and everything that is done.

I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist.

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.

The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.

The movement of comets is part of the ordinary works of nature which without regard to the happiness or misery of mankind are transported from one part of the heavens to another by virtue of the general laws of motion.

I have two measures every time I look at a bill. Is this in the best interests of the hardworking taxpayers in Northeast Ohio and the 14th District, and will this stimulate or encourage the economy to work?

I was originally going to train as a journalist, passing a series of exams that winnowed ten thousand applicants down to one hundred places on a National Union of Journalists course.

Websites promote you 24/7: No employee will do that.

The Trans-Siberian Express is like a cruise across an oceanic landscape. I've done it three times.

Any opportunity to adorn oneself is human, and accessories are an easy way to do it.

True apostles do not speak to flatter people. True apostles are not self seeking. True apostles do not seek praise from mere men.

My goal as a citizen is to do what I can to help the causes that I personally believe in.

Personally, I am thrilled that I can now let my characters clasp a rosary, mention confession or invoke the intercession of a saint without it being edited out of my story.

A mother's greatest masterpiece is her children.

I love doing comedy, and I don't get a chance to much. I get to play lots of serious people and killers and people with a lot of... sheriffs.

Tomorrow is the next step in life not the next stop in life.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

No convention on God's foot-stool can, or has a right to, run me and make anything but a Democrat out of me.

Sometimes, the other characters are too normal and then you start to be brought back to reality but then Luna shows up and she is just so funny and cool and honest and slightly mad and she's all that matters. She is 100% true. She puts on no shows, because she is so comfortable with herself.

The arts capture our insecurities, quicken our instincts, guide us through threats. They help us know ourselves. They help us know each other. They help us know better.

In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.

With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.

A powerful performance will transform everyone in the room.

It's really important for cycling and for women to be on a sporting stage which is in the mainstream and across the board, not just my own sport.

The writer's job is to free language from the prison of ideas.

A lot of my material was based on my family.