“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”

“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”

“I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.”

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”

“A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.”

“It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.”