The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

There is no reason why agreement on particular points should not be both possible and advantageous to the so-called neutrals and to one or more of the blocs, either existing or in the process of formation, within the League of Nations.

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.

One of the guys that used to run it - for some reason I've no idea why he used to call me the Sea Monster and I was just looking around for a name and thought that'll do. That lasted for a couple of years probably.

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.

The reason I used a name was because I was a nurse at the time, and I didn't want my name in Timeout and people from working coming along and taking the piss.

There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn't seem to come with them.

My husband and I were very in love, and I had no reason to suspect that his interests lay anywhere else.

Love is the answer to everything. It's the only reason to do anything. If you don't write stories you love, you'll never make it. If you don't write stories that other people love, you'll never make it.

We are very fortunate to live in this country, but at the same time, the reason the forces are so much more destructive here is because they are faceless.

The reason I'm travelling so much is because of reasons that weren't completely planned. Several of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times.

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.

Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.