"Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it."

"There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination."

"When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years."

"Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad."

"To lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life."