"Irrational passions would seem to be as much a part of human nature as is reason."

“Procrastinatio n will delay your change!!! Today is a very good day to change; don't let YOU stop yourself from growing!”

Source : FaceBook post by Steve Harvey from May 15, 2014

“I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.”

“I loved being at the studio (20th Century-Fox). After all, I started at 15, and I grew up there. But there comes a time when an actress stays too long in the same place. People get used to having you around, and they can`t think of you in a different light.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I used the N-word instead of calling him Trevor. I used it just not thinking... I told Trev this is an old wound with me. I grew up with it. I am sorry as anybody that it stuck with me.”

“Empirical interest will be in the facts so far as they are relevant to the solution of these problems.”

Source : Talcott Parsons (1968). “The structure of social action: a study in social theory with special reference to a group of recent European writers”

“I can't explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn't really be a writer.”

“To avoid mistakes and regrets, always consult your wife before engaging in a flirtation.”

“No, I chose the name Jane Seymour because I was doing my first film, 'Ode to Lovely War,' and one of the top agents in England spotted me dancing in the chorus. I was a singer and dancer in that movie with Maggie Smith, um, and he told me he couldn't sell me as Joyce Penelope Willomena Frankenburger.”