Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient. – Sydney Smith, His Wit and Wisdom, 1900
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The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a days time they will have turned it into a Hell. – Jeremy Bentham
I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them – you dont even have to talk. You dont have to do anything but really be there with them. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I write from my imagination, not from what Ive read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea I was passionate about. – Dirk Benedict
I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters. – John Krasinski
