Language, because it is imperfect, cannot encompass experience in its raw and primal condition. To verbalize emotion and action is to decrease their impact.

... misfortune and creativity go together.

... since the history of words is a mainspring of our intellectual and emotional character.

Sometimes, people don’t need our monies and our treasures. All they need is our encouragements to give them hope.

Some books sold because they are (said to be) great. Some are (said to be) great because they sold.

Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The most heated defenders of a science, who cannot endure the slightest sneer at it, are commonly those who have not made very much progress in it and are secretly aware of this defect.

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.

Very few things in life are worthy of the kind of emotional distress we put ourselves through.

I feel less pressure to dress youthfully. I'm 50 and everyone knows I'm 50 - who are you kidding? Jeans are my uniform. I have about 15 pairs.

When I was flying to Rome, we flew over London; I felt like bursting into tears. It's part of me, so I can't leave London behind for good.

In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.