A knowledge of different literatures is the best way to free one's self from the tyranny of any of them.

To educate is to give man the keys to the world, which are independence and love, and to give him strength to journey on his own, light of step, a spontaneous and free being.

People can only be free if they are truly educated.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.

Everything that divides men, everything that separates or herds men together in categories, is a sin against humanity.

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

To change masters is not to be free.

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

In a time of crisis, the peoples of the world must rush to get to know each other.

Amor cuerdo, no es amor. (Sane love, is not love)

The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.

Now of course in hindsight, such a wonderful thing, though never around when you actually need it, I know that I always loved her deeply.

Respect is free. Keep some for you and give some to others.

I feel blessed to have had the accumulation of life experiences that I've had, life experience just adds to the depths of a persons richness, as with acting!

It's hard for me to shut off my writer brain completely.

You have to know your triggers for stress and then have rituals for combating them.

I don't turn Britney Spears into a star. I have to spot that these people are going to be stars, in the future, and say, "Okay, these guys have cultural validity and they're going to pop."

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

The Labor Party is a party of conviction. The Liberal Party is a party of convenience.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.