Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Let life be short; else shame will be too long.

This above all: to thine ownself be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Certain, men should be what they seem.

All that glisters is not gold.

Time travels in diverse paces with diverse persons. I’ll tell you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal, who time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.

Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd.

Though the Attorney General of the United States carries many responsibilities and undertakes many tasks, there can be none more important than the pursuit of civil rights on behalf of all the people of this country.

Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to break a law. And the key there is in terms of civil disobedience. You have to make sure that what you're risking, what you're bringing onto yourself, does not serve as a detriment to anyone else. It doesn't hurt anybody else.

I don't have any phobias per se, but both tight and vast spaces tend to make me nervous after a prolonged time.

Tobacco surely was designed to poison, and destroy mankind.

My favorite show from the '60s was 'Combat.' And maybe 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

Because I believe in God and have faith in God, it doesn't mean I am immortal. It doesn't mean I am immune, as has been claimed. I am as scared as anyone of getting hurt, especially driving a Formula One car.

I went to see 'The Piano' with Holly Hunter when I was in a Paula Vogel play, and I was just gone. I couldn't focus at all. It took that creative part of my brain with it so absolutely.

Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.

New Mexico has been, in the past, a swing state.

I don’t understand why people think that having a gay child means they failed as a parent. Disowning your child means you failed as a parent.

Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.

I always try to do as much as I can do. I'm never a person that does not enough, because I'd regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn't work.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at.

He that sets not his heart on what he possesses, forsaketh all things, though he keep his possessions.

Poetry is a totally different art than film.

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It's about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

I will veto any tax increase.

I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.

The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.