The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
That strange premature genius Chatterton has couched in one line the quintessence of what Voltaire has said in many pages: "Reason, a thorn in Revelation's side.
I’m a journalist; I run to the fire, that’s what we do.
The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind.
What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.