History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the future.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Is beauty enhanced or adulterated by utility?

Winners aren't those who lose the least, but rather those who learn the most from their losses on their way to victory.

I've worked with very few directors who've asked of me what I asked of myself.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Jesus Christ only had twelve, you know, and one of them was a double.

To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.

In media terms, the camera always lies, providing an edited version of reality.

Meditation is a great way to stay centered and I think inversions are great for aging. Specifically, I think the Kundalini yoga is really a life changer.

Any kind of vision needs people.

Life is the inside of a box, and we can't open it.