Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

I always said that, when I grow up, I want to be like Joss Whedon: I want to have my own world.

There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to.

You wouldn't get rid of the Mona Lisa just because someone painted another picture of a woman smiling.

The ancients had a term in the mystical tradition called the Akashic Records, which was suggestive that nature didn't lose it's experience, that the information accumulated was available forever.

As we looked up in silence to those distant lights, we were reminded that it was a rare imagination which first taught that the stars are worlds, and had conferred a great benefit on mankind.

My, g**, he was as strong as a team of oxen. That would be strong right?

My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family.

Every new form of liberation is destined to eventually become another form of enslavement for most of its adherents.

We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.

I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.