It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

I am a citizen of the world.

Children teach us more than our elders because they are real reflector of our society.

I know all about cheating. I've had six very successful marriages.

I now have Croatian citizenship, but I only accepted it because Croatia allowed me to keep my Russian passport.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi.

[Barack Obama] says at one point, "[Jimmy] Carter, [Bill] Clinton and I suffer from," what he called, "the policy wonk's disease."

I'm not a genre film filmmaker. I'd rather look for a topic that I think we need to bring up and discuss because there's something about the issues in the film.

I would like to do a sports movie.

Etiquette is what you are doing and saying when people are looking and listening. What you are thinking is your business.

Scars on the back are a swordsman’s shame.