“I know of no case in which you are to have a judicial proceeding, by which a man is to be deprived of any part of his property, without his having an opportunity of being heard.”

Every object and purpose of justice is effectually answered, and every supposed inconvenience is effectually rebutted by the law as it stands.

The laws of England will protect the rights of British subjects, and give a remedy for a grievance committed by one British subject upon another, in whatever country that may be done.

In nearly all cases where machines have been downed, it was during a fight which had been very short, and the successful burst of fire had occurred within the space of a minute after the beginning of actual hostilities.

The way the elderly are treated, and in some cases warehoused and medicated, rather than nurtured and listened to, is distressing.

One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.

If somebody says, “You like putting out fires,” and I say, “It’s not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren’t fires left I make them, so I can put them out.” It’s what we do.

Just in case God isn’t dead, our astronauts carry sidearms.

Who knows, maybe this whole planet is an asylum, a penal realm. A place for hard cases.

The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.