In all the arts abundance seems to be one of the surest signs of vocation.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be The candle or the mirror that reflects it.

The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts.

To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines.

One can remain alive ... if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity interested in big things and happy in small ways.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.

The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!

Nothing is more perplexing to a man than the mental process of a woman who reasons her emotions.

One of the great things about travel is you find out how many good, kind people there are.

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

Life is always either; a tight -rope or a feather-bed . — Give me the tightrope.

A book series is never truly over. The story lives on, even when the final page has been turned.

It’s easier to spew hatred, but actually watching yourself doing it is a whole different story.

The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.

Objectivity can only be the author's and therefore subjective, even if he is editing a newsreel.

Here in the enclave, one didn't prosper by demonstrating too much independent thought.

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?

My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do.

Your only competitors are your past achievements.

I learned from my teachers but became through my music

Try to go organic with not too many chemicals and stuff in it. That's what my mom always told me. She was like, "If you wanna wear makeup or do anything, try to keep it organic."