Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children.
Genius is nothing but continued attention.
No nation has reason to regard itself superior to others by virtue of its innate endowment.
Education made us what we are.
To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or knaves.
The degree of genius necessary to please us is pretty nearly the same proportion that we ourselves have.
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.
The spotlight was on me. I pretended it wasn't, but it was, and for every wrong reason. It was all about money, it was all about my supposed competition with Joe Eszterhas over who'd be the highest-paid screenwriter. I didn't care. I just wanted to write stories, try to become a better writer, improve my style, change genres, even try new things. I didn't like action so much any more.
Psalm 34 says, 'Those who trust in the Lord will never lack any good thing. ' This means if you don't have it right now, you don't need it right now. Our attitude should be, 'I'm equipped, empowered and anointed for this moment. I am not lacking, shortchanged or inadequate. I have what I need for today. '
Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night.