And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason; some come to learn and others come to teach.

Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams.

One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness.

If you have ever wanted to serve god, go on and serve him. Don't wait to be authorized by anybody. He is not copyrighted

I live in a flat with 3 women, I call it surround sound. I keep the ugly one behind the sofa as a woofer.

I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute.

I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my agent, my wife, a sponsor, etc. A majority of the time, that keeps me on the right side of things.

I am concerned that a film without an large advertising [budget] can not establish a connection with contemporary audiences, of course.

I'm not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

I want the public to know the truth, not every condition affecting the heart comes from a blockage.

You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.