Justice is the bread of the nation; it is always hungry for it.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

Chase away sorrow by living

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.

A stranger sleeps next to me, like a stone beside another stone.

I claim my heart's desire, and I choose my direction. I will attain my chosen goal.

I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on the fetters of galley-slaves. The application of this motto is fine and just.

The day of your birth leads you to death as well as to life.

To love is to see the divine in the person beside us, and to meditate is to see the divine within us.

I've done a really bad job with teaching daughter to put on makeup, but I have taught her how to put on lipstick.