"Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness."

"It is only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything."

"Whatever their other contributions to our society, lawyers could be an important source of protein."

"What I wanted to do was work with kids with behavioral and emotional handicaps. It's a puzzle, learning each child, because each child is different."

"Today, people in Baghdad can watch themselves being bombed - what a horrible, magical world we live in!"

"Dream lofty dreams, as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you one day shall be: your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."

"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."

"The people who are the most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all."

"Everything must be sacrificed, if necessary, for that one sentiment: universality."

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

"When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'"

"Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart is nearly stilled in astonishment."