It is ill changing the creed to meet each rising temptation. The soul is truer than it seems, and refuses to be trifled with.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

We enter the world alone, we leave it alone.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

Carelessness is inexcusable, and merits the inevitable sequence.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

Khalid would break every bone in your body for what you've done.

A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.

There's such a thing, if you're a finance man, as hitting the figures you need to hit. But there's no equivalent in acting. It's a creative field. It's subjective. That's what I love about it.

Even if sheep could talk, they'd never ask questions.

I would rather be a freeman among slaves than a slave among freemen.

My life's mission is to unmask the Jews.

My style has evolved because I was one of the guys that would "geek chic" it every now and then. Now I'm just more into whatever works for me. I think that's just age.

But it is not reason that governs love.

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

There's a place on my arm where I've written her name next to mine.