"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

"It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine."

"Wisdom principle 1 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 63."

"What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!"

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty."

"Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, 'You're fired!'"

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."