«Ничто не урегулировано окончательно, пока не урегулировано справедливо»

«Если бы у меня было восемь часов на то, чтобы срубить дерево, я потратил бы шесть часов на то, чтобы наточить топор»

«Будет больше пользы, если вы уступите дорогу собаке, чем если она вас укусит. Даже убив собаку, вы останетесь укушенным»

«Я убедился на собственном опыте, что люди, не имеющие недостатков, имеют очень мало достоинств»

Большинство людей счастливы настолько, насколько они считают себя счастливыми»

« Кто пассивно ждёт — в конце концов получает ожидаемое, но только то, что осталось после тех, кто действовал энергично. »

«Когда я делаю добро, я чувствую себя хорошо. Когда я поступаю плохо, я чувствую себя плохо. Вот моя религия»

«Кем бы ты ни был - будь лучше»

«Отец говорил мне, что надо трудиться; он не говорил, что надо любить трудиться»

«Раз мы взялись за новое дело, мы должны иначе думать и действовать»

«Я всегда был невысокого мнения о тех, кто сегодня не старается быть умнее, чем вчера»

The circumstances of your life have uniquely qualified you to make a contribution. And if you dont make that contribution nobody else can make it.

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.

There's always been something about Jeffrey Tambor, not only as an actor but as a person, where his ability to embody a sort of very dignified feminine way of being just - this was just very clear to me.

Why put make-up on when you only have to take it off again?

I've seen a bunch of the 'Portlandia' episodes, and they're pretty hilarious.

As consumers, we are faced with hundreds of choices - and when it comes to books, thousands of choices.

I walk out my front door in New York and I'm out on the street and there are people everywhere. L.A. is so much more spread out, so it's really easy in L.A. to have a little more isolation and to just not see as many people.

I wouldn't wear really short dresses anymore - just don't feel comfortable in them.

Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.

It's the tide. It's the dismal tide. It's not the one thing.

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.

What's great about TV, and what I love about being on 'Parenthood,' is you have this family. I'm now going on four years of working with the same 100 people, and that helps you feel like your life has more roots. It's more conducive to having a family, and you're staying in town. So that part is amazing.

I went to a Gestalt therapist and said that I want to be able to at least tell my muscles that aren't involved that they don't have to go into spasms too.

I'm lucky that a lot of my friends are in the entertainment industry.

A recurring theme in the literature of secular humanism is the harsh assault upon traditional religion, especially Christianity.

For souls nobly born, valor doesn't await the passing of years.

The certainty with which Cameron informed MPs and Shadow ministers of the specifics of a Labour offer that never actually existed suggests a degree of flexibility with the truth.

My father died when I was 11. He was a vaudeville comedian. He worked in one movie, 'Ladies of the Chorus,' as Marilyn Monroe's father.

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'

My wife handles all of our technology. So if something goes wrong with the computer, I throw up my arms and step aside while the IT gal figures it out.

May the Force be with you.

I feel defensive about my character because I really love Andrea, and we share the same heart.

I think what really people want is just a few things done really, really well. And if you think about ever day of your life, the things you really appreciate aren't the complicated things. They're the simple things that work just the way you expect them to.