My downfall made a great noise: those who appeared most satisfied criticized the manner of it.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

Stop assuming the worst. Give others the benefit of the doubt.

You never depart from us, but yet, only with difficulties do we return to You.

The way to keep weeds from overwhelming you is to deal with them constantly and in their early stages.

The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

It is not enough to have intuitions; we must act on them; we must live them.

A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several hotels, restaurants, and especially confectionary stores, will not serve Negroes, even the best of them.

We were talking briefly about cocaine... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that!

I think the quality of sexiness comes from within.

'Anchorman'... is not grounded in anything. There is absolutely no heart to that movie, which I love.