Genius points the way, talent takes it.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.

Zombies weren't the true plague of the world, laziness was.

You must believe before everything else that the revolution must come, that there is no other choice.

The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.

When the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight

I was married to Glenn Ford. But now I feel as though I'm married to God, and in the nicest, purest sense.

We criticize people for not giving us what we ourselves are afraid to ask for.

I am interested in the movement of my own thoughts and in trying make the poems feel more accurate to experience, including the experience of thinking.

I think that is the secret of great acting. You have to bring your imagination to the party. You've got to have a great imagination.