Man is on earth as in an egg.

The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.

There is nothing permanent except change.

Big results require big ambitions.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.

Dogs bark at what they don't understand.

Change alone is unchanging.

Those who are awake all live in the same world. Those who are asleep live in their own worlds.

What is divine escapes men's notice because of their incredulity.

Those who approach life like a child playing a game, moving and pushing pieces, possess the power of kings.

to be a poet meansto live with a permanent wound forever susceptibleto either the shade of the skyor someone's eyes.

Our imperfections make us unique as surely as our strengths.

Oh no. I split my time between Paris and New York. They're the only places to really live.

If you can't think of anything nice to say, come sit here beside me.

Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country.

God has graced every tradition with insight into the divine mystery, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated-each has a gift to bring to the world.

Convictions are the mainsprings of action, the driving powers of life. What a man lives are his convictions.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

The origin of love is the beautiful light of the soul.

Profit is a blessing, if it's not stolen.