Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Why do we teach our children to hate others when there are so many options to love? Why do we teach hate when kindness, compassion, tolerance, and harmony add such beauty to life?

Positive thoughts dramatically alter the direction of your life.

To know oneself one should assert oneself.

Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.

I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me.

So far, I have been a spectator in this theater which is the world, but I am now about to mount the stage, and I come forward masked.

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.

I went to UC Berkeley for college, and it was during the period when the whole punk movement was happening.

[on education] It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.

Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.