I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about the journalists; we can only hope that they will die off as the deerflies do towards the end of August.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Time creates Let time work at your projects.

Sufism is the essence of all religions.

Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life.

When you get . . . to the end, you see that love and family are all there is. Nothing else matters.

I'd like to think I am taking people on a journey; I am not just entertaining people, but giving them something to think about when they leave.

A man who is intentionally unarmed relies upon the Unseen Force called God by poets, but called the Unknown by scientists.

Eat food. Eat actual food. I try to not eat anything processed or sugar-free - I eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

There's so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they're sung.

I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there.

Movies, by nature, are not subjective, they're objective.