"Great men are but life-sized. Most of them, indeed, are rather short."

“I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I've never gotten over it.”

“Well, one of the things we're supposed to be able to do as playwrights is write from a place of empathy, get into another character's shoes and experience things both mundane and tragic. And people don't -- like me right now -- people aren't necessarily the most eloquent when trying to express their emotions. I guess I feel as a playwright that those people deserve a voice, too, a voice that isn't so articulate that they themselves can no longer identify with it.”

Source : "Tracy Letts Is Still Haunted by His Past". Interview with Alex Witchel, www.nytimes.com. March 21, 2014.

“Reason's a thing we dimly see in sleep.”

“When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen”

“Essentially, whoever is successful, whoever is going to do things that make a difference, is going to be talked about.”

Source : "I think we changed the whole business ethos in India: Mukesh Ambani". Interview with Sudeep Chakravarti, indiatoday.intoday.in. June 30, 1993.

“The real alternative to power of the rich is not power of the poor. It's just plain power.”

“What sets you apart can feel like a burden, but it's not.”

“Queen Victoria - a mixture of national landlady and actress.”