"The year after I graduated from high school, they came to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City."

“The warmth of his embrace soaked into me, a powerful charm against the dark things.”

“In ethics, we don't make progress by discovering pre-existent truths; we do so by solving problems.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

“At the Golden Globes, they put all the bigger stars in the front; the movie stars in the front, TV actors in the back. But even as a movie star, you can be outseated by a bigger star in any given year. It's kind of hilarious. You have to take it in stride.”

“I am decidedly of the opinion that in very many instances we can trace such a necessary connexion, especially among birds, and often with more complete success than in the case which I have here attempted to explain.”

Source : Alfred Russel Wallace (2013). “On the Organic Law of Change”, p.263, Harvard University Press

“I'm not a nerd, I play one on TV.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, music.avclub.com. December 12, 2006.

“We should all develop the mind to rejoice in, praise and share in the gift of those who have artistic talents and a richness of heart, whether they achieve wide recognition or not. Cultivating such a beautiful mind is a very worthy effort. Culture and art are not just decorations. They are not just accessories. What matters is whether culture enriches the essential substance of our lives.”

“The distinction between the religious and secular orders is a fundamental aspect of Christianity. This distinction is an innovation compared to Islam and Judaism, and it is an advantage that has helped shape Europe.”

“Now, the situation is much worse in Indonesia than 10 years ago. It is because then, there was still some hope. The progressive Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid, was alive and so was Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Mr Wahid, a former President of Indonesia, was a closet Socialist. He was deposed by a judicial coup constructed by the Indonesian elites and military, but many Indonesians still believed that he would manage to make a comeback.”