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.

What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.

We can't do the same things the Yankees do. Given the economics, we'll lose.

One good conversation can shift the direction of change forever.

Our culture's zeal for longevity reveals our incredible collective fear of death.

Things must be felt with the heart.

I had no idea when I went to college what I'd be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing.

The library of my elementary school had this great biography section, and I read all of these paperback biographies until they were dog-eared. The story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Madame Curie and Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver and on and on and on.

I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

You listen to Bob Dylan and you can't help but think of the 60s, it's very relational and if artists are true artists and not just mere musicians they need to be truthful because the music doesn't come from them it comes from the universe and it's to be shared. At best, we're skilled presenters, and I say that at best.

An awful lot has been written about my temper.

I continue to be known as a guy that plays really complex, three-dimensional characters.

If you really have your own identity you'll keep on doing what you think is really right for you, and you'll also understand the next step you want to take.

What is certain is that plurality and diversity are not, and never can be, a natural 'byproduct' of unregulated market forces.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution.

I choose totally by instinct. And the only time I've ever gone against my instincts, I've regretted it.

No vacation goes unpunished.

No one has ever found a solution for not doing a fashion show.

It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was a head scratcher, but at least he was calm when he attempted to justify his odd logic.

There's this misconception in the industry that you might have to go a little lighter or skate on the surface in order to reach people - and then in your second album, you get to tell who you are.

I can be a cruel person.

If I had another life, that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.

The Kingdom of Heaven is a military autocracy and there is no public opinion in it.