I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, from all I hear, I shouldn't like to.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

You have that faraway look in your eyes that makes me want to pull you into my dreams, bring you to your knees worshiping me - desperately. You, the nectar and the muse of my poetry.

The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.

Interviews are good if you want to be an actor because they raise your profile.

We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.

Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.

The power of nonviolent resistance can only come from honest working of the constructive programme.

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.

Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.

Sometimes you have to be less ashamed about writing a bad poem than you would be about being silent.

But the absolute worst was when people asked if I was okay. Because then I had to admit that it was real, it happened, and we weren't together anymore.