"Power's twin is responsibility ..."

“To wait - only to wait - without even the final merciful deprivation of hope.Sometimes I think that some secret court must have tried and condemned me, unheard, to this heavy sentence.”

“Have a philosophy of investment and try to follow it.”

“Erosion of cities or attrition of automobiles?”

“At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.”

Source : "Andrew Rannells: Gay And Serious In 'New Normal'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 10, 2012.

“But there is a more virulent strain at the root of Western Lysenkoism today. Scientists, like Holdren and Michael Mann, can be leftist ideologues as well, posing to manipulate and mislead for the good of the cause. Bottom line: green is the new red. That is why Obama at root is so committed to it.”

“Certainly it is a blessing to have three beautiful kids who are all healthy. God put them here for me to nurture and bring them up and try to keep as close to right as I can. So it's a blessing. It's a big responsibility, but at the same time it's an honor.”

“Those who trespass in others' souls will always get burned in the end.”

“Early on May 23, 1997, from 28,500 feet on Everest, I witnessed the incredible shadow of the mountain, the penumbra, forming to the west as the sun rose behind me. The full moon from the night before was still visible. The bluish cast of the atmosphere can also be seen.”