If you can't explain something simply, you don't know enough about it.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I'll only tell you what matters. And the truth is, everything matters. Nothing is an accident, really.

Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.

So it's a yes, then?" To blue-corn pancakes or being your girlfriend?

What I respect about my dad is he comes forth and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person, I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.

What am I that I am called upon to have prejudices concerning the universe?

I look at myself as the 'Batman' of track -- a vigilante. You may not like me, but I'm needed.

Your beliefs are cause maps that you impose on the world, after which you 'see' what you have already imposed.

Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.

…Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.

I think that passion if really intense is always destructive if not to the two involved, always to other people.