In the same degree in which a man's mind is nearer to freedom from all passion, in the same degree also is it nearer to strength.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Once a friend, always a friend. Why should borders stop that?

Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.

The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.

I do so hate to leave this world.

Don't give up your power.

If the claws didn't retract, cats would be like Velcro

My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America.

There are so many images out there, so many clothes out there, and the only ones that look interesting to me are the ones that look slightly mistaken.

A bargain is a bargain.

You cannot think of Margaret without Denis. There comes a time when every Prime Minister needs someone to give him or her the unvarnished truth, and, in Denis, Margaret had just that.