Meet the disorder in the outset, the medicine may be too late, when the disease has gained ground through delay.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

I find myself in the moment of solitude.

Regret is like a mental parasite that alters your behavior.

Life can be a fearful thing. Everyone needs someone drawing alongside, saying “You can do it. Don’t quit.” Everyone needs someone who believes in them. Everyone needs encouragement.

Never concede to evil.... When we concede to evil, even in a small way, we feed it, and it grows stronger.

Don't worry about things, that you can do better next time. Don't worry about stuff you can't control.

Cinema is capitalism in its purest form.... There is only one solution - turn one's back on American cinema.

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.

We sing because we can't speak anymore.

Consuming is an endless treadmill.

I believe we're making a mistake if we regard job creation and job safety as mutually exclusive or inherently in conflict; they can and they must go hand-in-hand.