In the same degree that we overrate ourselves, we shall underrate others.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.

Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.

Never judge a work of art by its defects.

Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.

Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters.

Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.

No man knows himself as an original.

The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.

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You don't ask for all that you get. You don't get all that you ask for. That doesn't mean you don't work the hardest for what you want the most.

I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

I think change is always scary but also always good.

The United States is the best and fairest and most decent nation on the face of the earth.

Be able to laugh at difficulties.

If people spend two hours thinking about the direction of their own lives and can relate to the stories they see on screen, to me that's a success.

I like a lot of different kinds of movies, I like a lot of different kinds of paintings.

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.