A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.

Setting that little girl loose in her society would be like putting a fox in with the chickens. (Violet Strange's detective boss.)

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say

At my first Golden Globes, I met people I was very much enamored by: Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It was surreal to see them in person.

It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men and women alive on account of them.

The tires are called wets, because they're used in the wet. And these tires are called slicks, because they're very slick.

I've never been one to look up the ladder. I've always looked down the ladder. As long as there's one guy down there, I'm fine.

If I am mad, then who on the face of the earth is sane? If you are sane, then there is no madman in the world.