"One of the elementary rules of nature is that, in the absence of a law prohibiting an event or phenomenon, it is bound to occur with some degree of probability. To put it simply and crudely: Anything that can happen does happen."

“Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.”

“Love, honor, and negotiate.”

Source : Alan Loy McGinnis (2003). “The Friendship Factor: How to Get Closer to the People You Care for”, p.209, Augsburg Books

“I loved the audacity of that American principle which says. When life gets tainted or goes stale, junk it! Leave it behind! Go West!”

“For me, fantasy has always been a means of exploring reality: it explores the fact that your internal life, your dreams and the weird images and the things that come to you are things that are actually important tools for dealing with real issues.”

Source : "Tim Burton Q&A for Alice in Wonderland". Interview with Marc Lee, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 4, 2010.

“A simple job for simple people.”

“What is scurrilously called ragtime is an invention that is here to stay. That is now conceded by all classes of musicians... All publication s masquerading under the name of ragtime are not the genuine article... That real ragtime of the higher class is rather difficult to play is a painful truth which most pianists have discovered. Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music... Joplin ragtime is destroyed by careless or imperfect rendering, and very often players lost the effect entirely by playing too fast.”

“Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.”

Source : "Beverly: An Autobiography". Book by Lawrence Linderman, 1987.

“What fraction of the twinkling lights you see at night have Earths?”