A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

A smile is the universal welcome.

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.

The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.

The real guarantee of freedom is an equilibrium of social forces in conflict, not the triumph of any one force.

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke

Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play.

Patriotism is one of the unalterable facts of man's nature. It is a virtue if you like it, and a vice if you don't like it.

How can we learn the value of saying no, if we didn’t occasionally say yes?

What I didn't say was that each time I picked up a German dictionary or a German book, the very sight of those dense, black, barbed-wire letters made my mind shut like a clam.

Success is not a destination thing, it’s a daily thing.

The middle class is growing that's the reality that nobody can stop.

I think, as most people are, I'm fascinated with love, relationships, and my daily life so I'm very inclined to make films about those things.

It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.

The greatest privilege God gives to you is the freedom to approach Him at any time.

Let God do with me what He will, anything He will; and, whatever it be, it will be either heaven itself, or some beginning of it.