Evil draws men together.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol.

I cannot believe the path to victory lies in staining our souls so black we become indistinguishable from those we fight.

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul.

Everyone is born with the nimit (karmic evidentiary instruments). I too, am born with nimit. With this body, so and so number of tasks [work] will be done by him, such is the nimit!

Only the ignorant think they alone are responsible for an outcome

I just don't want to copy the current trends or do movies for teenagers. I want people to get more out of movies.

When our mind is calm, we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life.

Unfounded fears about your competence and abilities can cripple your unique talents and gifts, which are waiting to be released.

Life grows darker as we go on, till only one pure light is left shining on it; and that is faith. Old age, like solitude and sorrow, has its revelations.

Honestly, my goals shift and change, as I move along.