I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

(...) Since I was a kid.""Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'""Right.

It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough.

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized form of anxiety.

Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence.

If it weren't for men, this planet would be overrun with giant spiders.

At the midpoint on the journey of life, I found myself in a dark forest, for the clear path was lost.

If it weren't my life, I wouldn't have believed it.

Whatever pearl you seek, look for the pearl within the pearl!

There's nothing better than going out there and performing and making that connection with audiences. Even after all this time I get the biggest buzz from that.

In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say.