Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

People die. Love endures.

I would never sign up to film my personal life.

Being a white boxer is like being a republican. No matter how hard you work, you'll always lose because of the Mexicans.

You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking and looking, and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I was so unlike them.

Filmmakers don't work for posterity. We create with celluloid and chemical pigments that don't last very long. They fade away. In 200 years there will be nothing left of our work but dust.

If the Palestinians took up arms, went into Israel and killed all the Jews, it'd be alright

The system gives you two minutes to phrase a whole history.

What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

Women being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the walls.