No counsel is more sincere than that given on ships which are in danger.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils

Nothing should be so greatly feared as empty fame.

Reprove your friend in secret and praise him in public.

Painting is mute poetry, and poetry is blind painting

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close.

People who exude genuine charm & charisma seem to possess a heightened sensitivity to the feelings of others—delivering gentle manners, gracious compliments, and sincere interest.

Clumsy jesting is no joke.

I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.

I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place.

I don't go get a poem. It calls me and I accept it.

Aphorisms are not true or false, but pointed or flat.

I think anybody starting any new career needs work.

A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.

When it comes to books...They're like lifelong friends to me; I need to know they're there, even if I don't check in with them on a regular basis.