Perish the infamous doctrine that man can have property in man. Let us resent with indignation every effort to put a chain upon our minds.

The first gift my husband ever gave me was a pack of index cards. I'm pretty sure the second was a 'Powers' scriptbook. This was well before either of us worked for Marvel.

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

Nightmares of a capital city overwhelmed by tsunami, war or plague transfix us, but catastrophe is first felt locally, and there are many homes outside the city.

I believe that God has a specific plan and reason He created each one of us.

Technology is like the 666 because it controls us.

Illinois needs a single-payer health care system, and as governor, I will take the steps to get us there.

I think it is very important to learn to say 'No.' I think it is sometimes important for brands or the creative director to learn to say, 'This might be on trend, but it is not right for us.'

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

Actors are here to perform various kinds of roles and we represent some other character. You can't judge us by what we portray on screen.

We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.

Every word we speak calls on 37 muscles and thousands of nerves. It's not surprising that sometimes these nerves and muscles fail us.

If the universal is the essential, then it is the basis of all life and art. Recognizing and uniting with the universal therefore gives us the greatest aesthetic satisfaction, the greatest emotion of...

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or...