For it was not so much that by means of words I came to a complete understanding of things, as that from things I somehow had an experience which enabled me to follow the meaning of words.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

A workout is a pair act, do it with heart and mind and gain in your life.

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

When I paint I am ageless, I just have the pleasure or the difficulty of painting.

Truth sees God, and wisdom contemplates God, and from these two comes a third, a holy and wonderful delight in God, who is love.

I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other.

I love my friends. I love my love-life. I love my hobbies. I love eating.

The hall-mark of American humour is its pose of illiteracy.

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.

Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.