A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Check yourself often and correct your faults. Quit blaming others. Take responsibility for your own life. That's the only way you can grow!

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

Learning when 'enough is enough' is the discipline of a lifetime.

I'm going in a really weird I-don't-know-where direction, but I prefer anything [different] from how standardized filmmaking has become.

The real transformation of society will come only in love, in work, and in stillness.

I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.

I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.

I have a pathological fear of getting my picture taken.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision

And somewhere in heaven, Versace sheds a single, perfect tear.