He who thinks all mankind is vile is a pessimist who mistakes his introspection for observation; he looks into his own heart and thinks he sees the world.

There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is

Love, in the divine alchemy of life, transmutes all duties into privileges, all responsibilities into joys.

Every man has an atmosphere which is affecting every other.

Education, in its highest sense, is conscious training of mind or body to act unconsciously. It is conscious formation of mental habits, not mere acquisition of information.

Worry is forethought gone to seed.

Man does not drift into goodness...the chance port of an aimless voyage. He must fight ever for his destination.

A fad lives its life in a few weeks; a philosophy lives through generations and centuries; a principle, forever.

Happiness is the soul's joy in the possession of the intangible.

Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude of so many decades on earth.

Life is a state of constant radiation and absorption; to exist is to radiate; to exist is to be the recipient of radiations.

My mouth crashes onto hers, and as our bodies sway in time to the music, our tongues dance to a rhythm that’s all their own. Spencer tastes of liquor and spearmint gum. She smells like heaven.

A day came when I should have died, and after than nothing seemed very important, so I stayed as I am, without regret separated from the normal human condition.

You can hold on to the smallest doubt and take comfort in it, stay in denial and go on with your carefree life, until one day you're finally cornered by a truth that can no longer be ignored.

We the chefs have a responsibility to learn about the chemical makeup of food!

A bean bag is a perfect place to sulk. You can sink way down deep, and sulk for hours... You only have to stick your head up once in a while... to see if anybody cares.

Why understand when you can believe?

My advice to first time filmmakers is believe in yourself and the message you want to give in the film you are making.

You can't do kaizen just once or twice and expect immediate results. You have to be in it for the long haul.

I tried to write worse but it was no good; my generalizations came out as before, each more exquisite than the last. I grew discouraged.

Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.