It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Magic to me is you make a movie and it's all great and it clicks, and at the end of the day you feel like you're having an experience that is positive and that you're learning from.

Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump.

Talent is a long patience.

How can you say that modern art is ugly,when you worship the Lord in a building painted like this?

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

Do I look like a mess?” she asked. He nodded. “But you’re my mess,” he whispered.

I didn't come to play. I came to win.

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.

I think I appeal to people who are living in the margins because of their identity and who need to feel freedom somewhere.