For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

I was not sorrowful, but only tiredOf everything that ever I desired.

You do know you could find yourself charged with being a dominant species while under the influence of impulse-driven consumerism, don't you?

The greatest trick Christianity ever pulled was convincing the world that Satan exists.

When I see that humanity is suffering, it tears my heart. I cry, and then I extend my hand to help heal my heart.

And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.

A New Orleans credo: When life gives you lemons--make daiquiris.

I have a really good life and I really like it.

You don't need to crave anything, because you are already everything. It's all here, right now.

I have learned to consciously avoid letting that thought, It's been done, enter my creative process. You have to try not to edit yourself before you actually shoot.