Adaptation of books is never a success. When the author wants to make it, it's even worse.

Life is too short to be lived badly.

The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.

All big changes of the world come from words.

Drawing is the first language of the human being before writing. It's a transcription of how the human being sees reality, not reality itself.

When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

My mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.

The world is not about Batman and Robin fighting the Joker; things are more complicated than that. And nothing is scarier than the people who try to find easy answers to complicated questions.

The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too.

Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying.

Learn to Open Your Heart and mind to the infinite wonder that exists for you in life

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

Bowling would be more interesting if it were slightly uphill.

Just because I don't have a college degree doesn't mean I am not smart!

Tradition gives us a sense of solidarity and roots, a knowing there are some things one can count on.

Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it “just being you”.

I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.

A mere 7% of employees today fully understand their company's business strategies and what's expected of them in order to help achieve company goals.

The biggest barrier to starting a company isn't ideas, funding or experiences. It's excuses.

I just don't know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life.