A pleasant traveling companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile.

In his life there was only one woman. The other one.

If we define ourselves by each of the ever-changing feelings that cascade through us, how will we ever feel at home in our own bodies and minds?

I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.

We never care to know new people unless we are sure we shall like them.

In my job, people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away.

On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that.

And sometimes the show can't go on.

I might screw up, I might embarrass you, I might yell at you, but I will never, ever stop loving you. You're my first born. The first time I held you... I fell in love so hard it cracked my bones.

I think that having the years in college to really focus on your training is incredibly valuable. College shapes the kind of person/actor that one becomes.