Be resolved that honor is heavier than the mountains and death lighter than the feather.

Seek only to preserve life -- your own and those of others. Life alone is sacred.

Often we may even smile or laugh at adversity, but all people share the same passions. They are merely manifest differently according to one's culture and conditioning.

Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.

What's so magical about solitude? In many fields, it's only when you're alone that you can engage in deliberate practice. This is the key to exceptional achievement.

[ELIZA]You and your words flooded my senses, your sentences left me defenseless. You built me palaces out of paragraphs, you built cathedrals.

A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.

The face, not the woman is the attraction.

Every morning is like a new reincarnation into this world. Let us take it then for what it is and live each moment anew.

Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.

Things I Want to Happen After I die: You're allowed to be sad, but you're not allowed to be too sad. If you're always sad when you think about me, then how can you remember me? —Sam McQueen

I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes.

Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year.