The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write,

to write whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of course the measure of the man will be the measure of the play.
Robert Anderson

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.
John Yoo

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.
George Santayana

Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.
Esther Williams

I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.
Ken Starr

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.
Agatha Christie