Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

Each time, at the end of the day, we know it well: If we do not have love we would be nothing.

Style is not an end in itself, it is only a means to an end - the means of telling a story.

It's been a privilege to write for you and to have you accept me as a storyteller in your lives, Now, as my story draws to an end, may I say only, 'Thank you. You have been simply wonderful'.

If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

We have a duty towards music, namely, to invent it.

I don't think I have even achieved fame. Of course, Hemingway says that fame is death's little sister.

Utopias rest on the fallacy that perfection is a legitimate goal of human existence.

God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.

The secret is to moisturize the face. I've been doing that since I was 17 years old. (on looking young)