A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Artists need to express.

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget.

You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

Children - if you think back really what it was like to be a child and what it was like to know other children - children lie all the time

When all is said and done, teaching is what I try to do for a living.

I made a small fortune. I made a lot of money and I made a lot of other people wealthy.

There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars.

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.

To die for God is not a proof of faith in God. To die for an unknown and repulsive convict who is a victim of injustice, that is a proof of faith in God.

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.