From the moment it is touched, the heart cannot dry up.

If a man is devout, we accuse him of hypocrisy; if he is not, of impiety; if he is humble, we look on his humility as a weakness; if he is generous, we call his courage pride.

A wealthy mindset minimizes expenses in self-entertainment and maximizes investments in self-education.

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.

Who cares if you're enlightened forever? Can you just get it in this moment, now?

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Everybody is talking and everybody is trying to block things out, but eventually you just yell, "Action!," everybody starts moving, the camera starts going, and you get a take.

How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen.

Make sure that you always follow your heart and your gut, and let yourself be who you want to be, and who you know you are. And don't let anyone steal your joy.

I have learned there is a gift wrapped inside of every adversity and, if you have faith and hope, you can lose everything and still survive.

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.