Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

The only permanent thing in this world is change.

Instead of letting our emotions run amok, we can use our minds as tools to build or create realities that serve us better

I write not only what I want to read...I write all the things I should have been able to read.

Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.

Maybe we're about to radically change the operating system of the human condition. If so, then this would be a really good time to make backups of our civilization.

We have always learned about life by dramatising our questions.

The picture should be fecund. It must bring a world to birth.

I get extra time to take the test because of my ADD. Everybody's brains works differently and I just need longer for things to register.

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant — because you're always going against the conformity of the group.

I've been a professional actor for almost 40 years.