[Heraclitus' language] dispenses with lightness and artificial decoration, foremost out of disgust for humanity and out of [his own] defiant feeling.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Do you really need permission? Still waiting for that invitation to your life? No one is going to give it to you...only you can do that.

Almost nothing is known about Homer, which explains why so much has been written about him.

If success corrupts, I'm probably pretty corrupted by now.

A guest is really good or bad because of the host or hostess who makes being a guest an easy or a difficult task.

We stand, as it were, on the shore, and see multitudes of our fellow beings struggling in the water, stretching forth their arms, sinking, drowning, and we are powerless to assist them.

Three silences there are: the first of speech, the second of desire, the third of thought.

People are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world.

Energy is everything. Rubbing happy and sad together creates energy.

I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.

It worried me when Britney snogged Madonna. It looked a bit fake. It screamed 'We're in this for the money'.