A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

If you read something, what you have written you ain't gonna like it...- It sounds horrible... so write don't read your own stuff.

Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress.

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

It's no good to shoot a guy anymore. It's not enough. Nobody is throwing anybody off of buildings after seeing these movies, but they are smoking after seeing some good-looking celebrity smoke.

I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.

I can remember only a small handful of instances in which I talked about politics with my parents. I remember my parents telling me that Daniel Ellsberg was a hero when I was six years old.

Love is awesome and endless, but it is constantly changing its form. You love something for what it is, then it changes. But that change can make you love it even more.

Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.

Alcoholic: anybody who drinks more than I do.

I could die in peace, I think, if the world was beautiful. To know it's being ruined is hard.