If there be any thing a man might well pray against, that thing is the responsive gratification of some of the devoutest prayers of his youth.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.

Dream of me, " he said.Dream of you? I'm doing that while I'm awake.

My father is the Hollywood equivalent of a clean, fillet-brazed frame. My brother is like one of those fat-tubed aluminum Cannondales. I'm more like one of those Taiwanese Masis.

I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.

Whatever you do, do it for love. If you keep to that, your path will never wander so far from the light that you can never return.

I find anthropology is a marvellous discipline to shock me out of my own world into another world.

We win because we play together as a team.

Which brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it.

I don't have too many pests. My concept is this: I manage myself, and there's nothing wrong with people having managers.

I shall seeThe hour of death draw near to me,Hope, blossoming within my heart. . . .