Be as careful of the books you read as the company you keep.

Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.

When we advance a little into life, we find that the tongue of man creates nearly all the mischief of the world.

There are few positions in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered. These difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience.

Weeds grow sometimes very much like flowers, and you can't tell the difference between true and false merely by the shape.

The eyes of a man are of no use without the observing power. Telescopes and microscopes are cunning contrivances, but they cannot see of themselves.

I want to be adopted by the French. I want to go to live in Paris.

Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals.

I never knew how soothing trees are-many trees and patches of open sunlight, and tree presences; it is almost like having another being.

When you meditate you are accessing eternity. You are plugging yourself into that source which is all light and all beauty and all perfection.

Everything alive must die. Every building built to the sky will fall. Don't try to tell me my everlasting love is a lie.

Money lost is bewailed with unfeigned tears. [Lat., Ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris.]

Kit Kittredge was an amazing experience because I got to go to Canada, and it was my first era film, so I got to wear the 1930s clothes, the real vintage clothes.

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.

Obstacles are only obstacles if you see them as obstacles. They can also be called opportunities.