Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.

Even the weak become strong when they are united.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Forgiveness is the fruit of fellowship.

Remain open to your dreams but don't be too quick to decide by what means they’ll come true.

Mental strength is something you either have or you haven't.

A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a part of the photograph as what he's wearing or how he looks.

Amores Perros" and "Once Were Warriors" had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.

The writers are so smart, I can only imagine. I would love to be in that room. I love the creative process.

Community is where humility and glory touch.

The physician cannot prescribe by letter, he must feel the pulse.

Words may be counterfeit, false coined, and current only from the tongue, without the mind; but passion is in the soul, and always speaks the heart.

Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children.