A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

You will find yourself, as he did. But that will not mean it is easy. There are few things easy in life that are worth the doing.

Don´t count the days. Make the days count.

Andrew had a gift for deepening the incision he began.

All I've ever tried to do is get the best out of people and to bring a bit of humour into it. Unlike, say, 'The X-Factor,' which may be great TV, but has no humour at all.

You can never judge your characters. You have to love them, really care about them. You're never just playing a villain or the crazy lady.

You don't need to like your protagonists.

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

The three most written-about subjects of all time are Jesus, the Civil War, and the Titanic.

Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.

It is ok if you talk to a rock, but it is not ok if you expect any reply!