Cruelty is the surest sign of stupidity.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

Reality is a hallucination shared by most sane men.

A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.

I have the feeling that I know who I am, only I'm not anymore.

A mystery is solved with a story.

No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Alan Rickman, who was mentored me a lot. He was very keen to offer his opinions on stuff. Not in a pretentious way. Not in a patronizing way.

When you use your imagination anything can happen.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.