Leave out the parts that readers tend to skip.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

A man's worth can be judged through those who dislike him.

I wasn't interested in fame or fortune. I was interested in being an actor and being creative. I was very adamant about that.

He knew that Hop-Frog was not fond of wine; for it excited the poor cripple almost to madness; and madness is no comfortable feeling.

Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.

Make sure you surround yourself with positive people that will support you and push you forward and won't drag you down or get in your way.

I have no problem with starting from scratch.

Nothing matters if we aren't safe.

He [George Washington Cable] has taught me to abhor and detest the Sabbath day and hunt up new and troublesome ways to dishonor it.

When I was little, my mom told me that if I lied, the devil would visit me in my sleep. To this day, if I tell even the smallest lie, I have bad dreams. Plus, I'm no good at it.

Just because we have success in the moment, it doesn't mean anything.