To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I'd done more, I could have been quite remarkable.

To live creatively free, do what you know how to do now, then 'act as if' you know how to do the rest.

The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.

Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.