Fans always write asking why I didn't smile more in films. I smiled in 'Annie Laurie', but I can't recall that it helped much.

What you get is a living-what you give is a life.

As long as you are curious, you will never be bored.

I've never been in style, so I can't go out of style.

A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning.

The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.

Never get caught acting.

It's a hard world for little things.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now.

the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirrored on every page

You can pick any life area to set goals for - it does not have to be the one where things are going bad.

Good times make the bad times better.

Life has enough torturers as it is, without you going around moonlighting as a Grand Inquisitor against yourself.

Take prayer with you wherever you go. Say it anytime, and then focus your mind and heart on God.

Me in a one-man tent crouching over carrier bag. It's not just the lowest point of the trip. It's the lowest point ever. In 38 years.

He has the power to heal and strengthen the soul. He is Jesus Christ.

The two real problems in life are boredom and death.

History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs

The Church does not pretend to be scientists. It teaches based upon what science tells it.