This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves; the image has nothing to do with the reality of people.
Conventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone.
I want to focus on the importance of supporting marriage. I always speak about the need to respect everyone's human dignity - regardless of their sexual orientation. I think strengthening marriage is something that benefits everyone.
Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness.
[On the night of the Apollo 11 landing] Jim Lovell: Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong. Ha, ha, ha. Neil Armstrong!
Donald Kaufman: [to Charles] But I think you actually need to speak to this woman. To know her.
Charles: Nothing's ever for sure, John. That's the only sure thing I do know.
Charles: [offering Nash a flask of whiskey] Listen. If we can't break the ice, how 'bout we drown it?
Charles: Mathematics... mathematics is never going to lead you to higher truth and you know why? Because it's boring!
Charles: Officer, I saw the driver who hit me His name was Johny Walker.
The Fed's ability to raise and lower short-term interest rates is its primary control over the economy.
I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.
I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.
When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I bought his contract for $2,500.
The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.
Natural selection is not the wind which propels the vessel, but the rudder which, by friction, now on this side and now on that, shapes the course.
I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was the only journalist there - a couple of photographers but no other writers.
What it means is that some of Charles' press secretaries have been better than others as some of the Queen's press secretaries have been better than others.
Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheeps and goats. Not all things are black nor all things white.
Do not let anyone tell you that these people made work of play. They simply realized that the most fun lies in seeing and studying the unknown.
And I withdrew into myself when I understood that they wanted to extract every thought in my head, one by one, like decayed teeth.
