A person seldom falls sick but the bystanders are animated with a faint hope that he will die.

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.

And a rock feels no pain

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

There's a quote from Hamlet that is my guide... He tells the players not to exaggerate but to hold a mirror up to nature. Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. Do it just on the line.

The process of casting a movie has many complicated variables...

You ought to be able to discover something from your stories. If you don't, probably nobody else will.

I feel very sorry for people who are trapped in an abusive relationship and keep making excuses for their abuser.

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.

The search for God means having the courage to set out on a risky path, it means following our restless hearts.

I have a dresser, who literally is a guy who makes sure the tie is right. It's a little bit of a process. I could probably do it by myself, but it would take me three times as long.

Any problem is an opportunity. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity.