"Gratitude is the great multiplier."

“All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]”

“We worked on The Perfect Storm, and I'll never forget, Wolfgang Petersen would talk about a moment. Like a non-speaking moment, where we'd all be sitting around eating dinner, and it would probably last maybe four seconds on screen. But he would sit there and talk about it for about 10 minutes. He knew what piece of the puzzle that scene would be, and if it were six seconds, it would be too long. If it were three seconds, it wouldn't be enough. I'm always turned on with people's enthusiasm like that.”

“I really do wish people could understand me some day.”

“I don't like being shouted at.”

Source : "Q & A With Lesley Nicol of Downton Abbey: Salty Raspberry Meringue, Adventures in Pretend Cooking + How Mrs. Patmore is Like Gordon Ramsay". Interview with Margy Rochlin, www.laweekly.com. January 5, 2013.

“Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to provide that freedom and security. While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.”

“Men are intimidated by smart women. They make us want to kick up our game more.”

“I'm an old man at 54, without teeth, and with rheumatism.”

Source : Said to Leon Goldensohn, March 3, 1946. "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, 2004.

“Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.”