A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The joy we feel to be together seems worthy of a fairy tale, from the moment our eyes met we felt the crush of love. This is not a passing infatuation, ours is love of truth.

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.

To sensible men every day is a day of reckoning.

It doesn't matter. You are what you are. I am what I am. We are the same-when you take the time to remember me.

It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.

If you try to make interesting films, you're going to be disappointed most of the time. I choose just not to look at it that way.

Chemistry, in its application to animals and vegetables. Endeavours jointly with physiology to enlighten us respecting the mysterious processes and sources of organic life.

I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.

Meaning, not beauty, is what we are after.

Are there any writers on the literary scene whom I consider truly great? Yes: Truman Capote.