Man is never always happy, and very often only a brief period of happiness is granted him in this world; so why escape from this dream which cannot last long?

Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.

Even in winter it shall be green in my heart.

Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.

I tell my piano the things I used to tell you

Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!

Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.

Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano.

Oh, how miserable it is to have no one to share your sorrows and joys, and, when your heart is heavy, to have no soul to whom you can pour out your woes.

Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.

It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.

Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends. Love means nothing in tennis, But it's everything in life

A child's imagination can be found in the heart of a good book.

Marriage is a partnership

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.

A straw enables you to drink without using your wrist. A straw is your friend - until you lose eye contact with the straw. Then it will betray you and make you look like an idiot.

Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.

I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater.

More or less Europe - that's the wrong alternative! What we need is less centralism.

Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted.

I think having healthy relationships makes me feel much more confident and available to do good work as an actor.