Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Our existence and our environment enclose entities of divinity.

I like the dreams for the future better than the history of the past.

The feeling of being at sea has put me in touch with who I am to a greater degree than if I had been on land all these years. So, in a roundabout way, I imagine it does inform my acting.

The statements of certain western officials show that contrary to their absurd claims, westerners are disqualified, and impetuous, lacking any cultural background.

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.

I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures.

Terrorism is the price of empire. If you do not wish to pay the price, you must give up the empire.

Creation is a process that is still happening and we’re in on it! We are a part of this endless creativity of God.

This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me.