A bad penny always turns up.
A barking dog never bites.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A change is as good as a rest.
A dog is a man's best friend.
A fish always rots from the head down.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A golden key can open any door.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
A good man is hard to find.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A house is not a home.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A leopard cannot change its spots.
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.
One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.
The closest thing to religion our family had was worshipping The Beatles.
I have a very politically diverse district.
In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.
Hair that gleams can send a clear sign that you're young and in your prime, whatever your actual age.
I went to Cal Arts. I went to art school.
'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.
There is no stripping a naked man.
In the workplace, employees should be judged on their merit and hard work and not on aspects that are irrelevant to their performance.
The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom.
With any piece of writing, you're hoping that it will change something, and it seldom does.
An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel.
It takes a lot out of you to do a one-hour episodic lead of a show. I don't think actors realize that when they take the job.
