"Suffering predisposes the mind to devoutness; and most young girls, prompted by instinctive tenderness, lean towards mysticism, the obscurer side of religion."

“I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining.”

Source : "No Third Way Out: An Interview with Vaclav Klaus". Interview with John Fund, reason.com. June 1, 1990.

“It has been proven now scientifically that, an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought.”

“With any job the main thing that makes the job is the people.”

“You'll see it when you believe it.”

“Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people.”

“I think the music business is changing. Artists that don't want to tour and just want to collect royalty checks and stay home are not going to be able to do that.”

“A good idea turns every cog in your mind, making you scared of bed in case the whole machine grinds to a halt.”

Source : "The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones". Book by Andrew Razeghi, 2008.

“My job playing Sam Malone was to let the audience in, to love my bar full of people. And that informed my life. I mean, we're so different [in the cast], some of us. Miles apart. [But] when I see anyone from those days, I tap into that instant love for them.”

Source : "The Best TV Show That's Ever Been". Interview with Brian Raftery, www.gq.com. September 27, 2012.