Blessed be all metrical rules that forbid automatic responses, force us to have second thoughts, free us from the fetters of Self.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

It´s never too late to save time.

Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on.

Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.

I think that's almost what it is sometimes if you sum up what acting is. It's just the ultimate expression of empathy.

Trenches, hospitals, the common grave--there are no other possibilities.

The Czech ease has become my saving grace for traveling! Plus,with its light weight and small size, I save thousands of dollars every year in airline fees.

The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier.

I think Kandinsky and I were very near friends.

The first songs I wrote were catchy, but the subject matter was God.

I think Hollywood is in love with sequels. If it's successful once, just jazz it up and shoot it out there again. I think it's unfortunate.