Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and if he does not find scope for it within the existing institutions he will be likely to make trouble.

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh...to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

Life is nothing other than what we internally translate it to be.

At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening.

The Book of Mormon is an inexhaustible encyclopedia of knowledge.

I had six or seven documented concussions, so I had a lot more than that. But I feel fine.

We believe that the cinema's capacity for getting around, for observing and selecting from life itself can be exploited in a new and vital art form

In the race for money some men may come first, but man comes last.

I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me.

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks.

Power's footstool is opinion and his throne the human heart.

I like natural disasters and I think that they may be the highest form of art possible to experience