"If I had it to do again, I'd ask more questions and interrupt fewer answers."

“If Christianity were true religious persecution would become a pious and charitable duty: if God designs to punish men for their opinions it would be an act of mercy to mankind to extinguish such opinions. By burning the bodies of those who diffuse them many souls would be saved that would otherwise be lost, and so there would be an economy of torment in the long run. It is therefore not surprising that enthusiasts should be intolerant.”

Source : William Winwood Reade (1876). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.228

“People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.”

“Since I was younger I've been making the best out of nothing.”

“We cannot conduct reforms that affect the people adversely. If therapy drags out for decades and no gleam of light is seen, it is certainly not in the interests of the country, not in the interests of the people.”

Source : "And in other news". www.sfgate.com. September 16, 1998.

“I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and dont give them a lot of credence.”

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

“Again and again parents describe...the trancelike nature of their children's television watching. The child's facial expression is transformed. The jaw is relaxed and hangs open slightly; the tongue rests on the front teeth. The eyes have a glazed, vacuous look.”

“You can't trust reason. We threw it out of the ad profession long ago and have never missed it.”

Source : Frederik Pohl, Cyril M. Kornbluth (1984). “Venus, Inc”

“So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse Met ever, and to shameful silence brought, Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.”