In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.
There has been a most Providential Guidance which the want of prudence, vigilance, or judgement has not impeded, and it is here that we can most clearly see the designs of God.
The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness.
Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.
What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends.
The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.
Sometimes we wait for thunderclaps, drumrolls, and clarion calls to alert us to what's important when, actually, it's most often the subtle and persistent signals around us that make the most difference.
Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.
I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.
Part of my training was learning how to refer patients to cardiologists for heart problems, gastroenterologists for stomach issues, and rheumatologists for joint pain. Given that most physicians were trained this way, it's no wonder that the average Medicare patient has six doctors and is on five different medications.
The most abysmal advise ever given by the ignorant to the stupid.
For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.
I don't know if most people know it or not, but I produce, like, 95% of my own stuff.
For the most part, I don't care about what everyone else is doing, or what is popular.
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.
People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.
Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.
I think most of the important stuff on the Internet has been built. There will be continued innovation, for sure, but the great problems of the Internet have essentially been solved.
Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.
At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species.
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on.
One of my most important 'Secrets of Adulthood': Outer order contributes to inner calm.
I looked like an alien, and in front of the most beautiful people on TV.
The reason there is no noblesse oblige about Dubya is because he doesn't admit to himself or anyone else that he owes his entire life to being named George W. Bush. He didn't just get a head start by being his father's son - it remained the single most salient fact about him for most of his life.
Most people have never thought through how they're going to allocate their time. You need to make a decision in advance.
Science is far from the center of the world for most people: even for many with highly sophisticated tastes, interests, and accomplishments.
Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.
The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important.
The most disappointing thing this week is that Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, because he was the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. Because Paul Ryan decided to join Mitt Romney's ticket, he is completely reversed himself on some of the issues he has been very strong on, like the $716 billion in savings that are in two of his budgets.
It's a really skewed part of our culture that happiness is the end-all be-all. The people that force themselves to be happy all the time often end up being the most broken.
The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'.
I saw how many people were poor and how many kids my age went to school hungry in the morning, which I don't think most of my contemporaries in racially segregated schools in the South thought very much about at the time.
Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer.