I realized why directors are such horrible people - in a way - because you want THINGS to be RIGHT, and people will just not LISTEN to you, and there is no TIME to be NICE to people, no time to be delicate.

I swim in a sea of words. They FLOW around me and through me and, by a process that is not fully clear to me, some delicate hidden membrane draws FORTH the stuff that is the necessary condition of my LIFE.

The NATURE of PEOPLES is FIRST crude, then severe, then BENIGN, then delicate, FINALLY dissolute.

When you think about exploring deep space, it's very dangerous for HUMANS. To potentially sacrifice HUMAN life is a delicate proposition. On the flip SIDE, if you want to send a robot to another planet for an extended PERIOD of time and at some point you know it'll cease to FUNCTION, it's not considered a tragedy.

Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very HARD. To achieve that KIND of work is REALLY kind of delicate stitching.

I love the intimate, single spotlight, troubadour-y QUIET, delicate MOMENTS. But I ALSO love Springsteen and screaming and shouting.

A parliamentary democracy that has developed its delicate balances over HUNDREDS of years will not GIVE up its SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.

I've always been interested in the paranormal, but 'Gray Matter' is a more subtle, MATURE expression of that - looking at the POWERS of the brain and more delicate EVIDENCE of the extraordinary.

When you SEE how FRAGILE and delicate LIFE can be, all ELSE fades into the BACKGROUND.

In the car on my way to premieres and awards shows, I'll sit with tissue paper under my armpits so I don't soil the delicate DRESS fabric. The whole time, I'm TELLING myself, 'Please don't SWEAT, please don't sweat.' I throw the tissues out RIGHT before I step out of the car, and nobody EVER knows! I just put on a smile and fake it.

My FIRST memories of my MOTHER are of a delicate LADY with a KIND VOICE.

An opening statement is LIKE a guide or a ROAD MAP. It's a very delicate thing.

It is a very delicate JOB to FORGIVE a MAN, WITHOUT lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.