Because Quotes

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

I try to get in quiet time and book time, but really, the only time I ever get that is when I'm on an airplane - I have a fear of flying, but I actually love flying because it's the only time I can sleep, and it's the only time I get to read.

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.

Do not seek the because - in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent.

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.

Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative place.

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

I just worry because I know I say a lot, often. It doesn't bother me, it's more about the people that get affected around me.

We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies.

Sex is like washing your face - just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

I like to write with people I have a relationship with; otherwise it's kind of scary, and you hold back because you don't want to pour your guts out to someone you never met.

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.

Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.