I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.

Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.

The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character.

Life on the open road is liberty... to be alone, to have few needs, to be unknown, everywhere a foreigner and at home, and to walk grandly and solitarily in conquest of the world.

A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places.

But the vagrant owns the whole vast earth that ends only at the nonexistent horizon, and his empire is an intangible one, for his domination and enjoyment of it are things of the spirit.

One must never look for happiness: one meets it by the way.

For now it seems that by advancing into unknown territories, I entered into my life

I feel alone, free, and detached from everything in the world, and I'm happy.

From every ruin, life springs up again and everything that dies is born again.

The savage hatred I feel for crowds is getting worse, natural enemies that they are of imagination and of thought.

We are irrational animals trained to be rational.

I pray for what I have always prayed for: the restoration of our constitution and absolute freedom for the people of Cuba. That dream is very much alive, that fight is very much alive.

I give people Ayn Rand with trappings.

A woman sitting by herself is not waiting for you.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

When I go into the studio, I'm strictly for business... I don't like any fooling around in the studio.

The greatest leader is not someone who is the only leader. The greatest leader is one who inspires others to be leaders.

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship.

A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late.