He was imposing, even in his pensiveness.

He was imposing, even in his pensiveness.

It was a bright, clear afternoon in the late fall that pretty Miss Cable drove up in her trap and waited at the curb for her father to come forth from his office in one of Chicago's tallest buildings.

In course of time my first novel appeared. It was a love story.

There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

A good writer is always a people watcher.

When I started to mention to people who know about such things, 'I'm doing this game, 'Portal 2', they got very excited, suddenly. More excited than anything I've ever done before, weirdly. Gamers are incredibly enthusiastic about the stuff they love.

I always enjoyed sport. I was a bit of a wild child, to be honest, and just loved running around.

How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.

I'm a regular dude from Kansas who grew up with pigs and cows.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

I have two homes, like someone who leaves their hometown and/or parents and then establishes a life elsewhere. They might say that they're going home when they return to see old friends or parents, but then they go home as well when they go to where they live now. Sarajevo is home, Chicago is home.

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasnt that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

When a man is a traveller, the world is his house and the sky is his roof, where he hangs his hat is his home, and all the people are his family.

From its earliest days, stem cell research has been important to the people of Wisconsin.

Of course its heavy, that's why they call it weight.

Simplicity is a jewel rarely found.

I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.

There is always something to be thankful for.

You know, you kind of lose some self-confidence after having kids because you'll never be the way you were. But I feel good.

The job of theorists especially in biology is to suggest new experiments. A good theory makes not only predictions but surprising predictions that then turn out to be true.

Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.

I definitely want to get in shape and be healthy again.

During first grade, I spent nearly every afternoon for months in the school nurse's office, sick with psychosomatic headaches, begging to go home; by third grade, stomachaches had replaced the headaches, but my daily trudge to the infirmary remained the same.

There are but few naval powers, but there are many land powers.

You need to have a relationship with what you put inside you. I don't want to get all spiritual about this, but I believe our bodies are a gift, and to deface it is disrespectful.