Life is a series of collisions with the future.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

We need to study the whole of history, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.

The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

To wonder is to begin to understand.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.

Am I still the same Alice? Or have I become a better or worse one?”“Yes, ” was the caterpillar’s reply.“Yes, to what?”“It doesn’t matter.

I never met a hopeful Christian who didn't read their Bible.

To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.

Keep a strict, predictable schedule 365 days a year that has you eating, sleeping, and exercising at about the same times day in and day out.

Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?

Is there some truth out there? Yes. Is there a lot of falsehood out there? Absolutely.

Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.

A story can sing the truth and not just tell it.

My ignorance is not charming.

If I were to be any celebrity, I'd be Chris Martin. I've always wondered what it would be like to be jealous of Thom Yorke.