And from this marvellous pan-Hellenic expedition, triumphant, brilliant in every way, celebrated on all sides, glorified incomparable, we emerged: the great new Hellenic world.

And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.

My life has been awaiting you. Your footfall was my own heart's beat.

Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what these Ithacas mean.

To certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No.

What shall become of us without any barbarians? Those people were a kind of solution.

Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices.

From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

One candle is enough. Its gentle light will be more suitable, will be more gracious when the Shades arrive, the Shades of Love.

Without seeing the whole picture and without knowing the whole story of a man’s life, our judgements about him will most probably be wrong and unfair!

Obscurity brings safety.

The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.

Everything a captain does in a team room is done to keep the team loose.

I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work it's no longer his.

Brian Epstein was like all people who turn out to be of interest, someone who was of interest to himself. I hear this a lot now. There's a feeling of I am different.

We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso)

If you can mix Hilary Duff and Gary Oldman into the same actor, that's my goal. I know it's strange to think about, but that's the goal.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.