"Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business."

"The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds."

"Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature."

"Power without abuse loses its charm."

"The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth."

"It is a subtle truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles."

"Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good."

"I can see why there's a misconception that it's easier when your parents are actors, but it doesn't work out at all. In fact, it's the reverse."