Not the intensity but the duration of high feelings makes high men.

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.

Inner peace has no correlation with success or failure—winning or losing.

It's time to sleep your way to the top.

A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.

I think the first song I ever wrote ... was called "Can't Help Thinking About Me." That's an illuminating little piece, isn't it?

If you try to hit a grand slam, you’re going to strike out.

Whether you are a twelve-year-old princess or a twelve-year-old regular kid, you need to know you are loved and respected.

We burn the evil men do with their mortal remains. We treasure the memory of the good they do, and distance magnifies it.

Nonviolence is not merely a personal virtue. It is also a social virtue to be cultivated like other virtues.

Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals.

As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice.