My formula for happiness: a Yes, a No, a straight line, a goal.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Your greatness is revealed not by the lights that shine upon you but by the light that shines within.

You have great talent for great contribution to humanity.

Every man wherever he goes is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move with him like flies on a summer day.

A woman's suffering is never above half known, for the fact of the publicity of her wrongs is counted to her for disgrace.

I'm trying my hand at writing. I'm writing a couple of projects for HBO, a half hour comedy and a miniseries.

Every company, of course, teaches you so much humanly and professionally [about] yourself and your creative process.

Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.

Playing in front of millions of people erases everything I hate about myself. Nothing can hurt me.

Helplessness is the real secret and the impelling power of prayer.

Thinking ahead, what really happens to us will depend on how many people we have who are of the great and sober and dynamic middle-class - the strivers, the planners, the ambitious ones.