Fire destroys all sophistry, that is deceit; and maintains truth alone, that is gold.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

Whenever a time arises where clarity is desired, it is always wise to reflect on the sage within.

I'm not one to let such a striking man pass without looking my fill.

Death, only death, can break the lasting chain; And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain

The challenge now is to renovate the baroque structure that the Kyoto Plan has become—or else scrap it and get ready to start all over.

Go to bed," he ordered. "Go to bed... and stay there.

True will-power and courage are not on the battlefield, but in everyday conquests over our intertia, laziness, boredom.

I know that spinning sets me in a trance; it soothes me and charges my batteries at the same time. When times are tough I sit down to spin during the news-broadcasts, with therapeutic results.

I’ve met guys all the time that I’m like, Damn, that’s a good-looking guy, you know?

If you don't have something that glues the audience to the screen, you're in trouble.

I was drinking a lot of bourbon. I was miserable. I was starting to get work, but it wasn't remotely satisfying. It was garbage compared to the theater I was doing.