Once the "what" is decided the "how" always follows. We must not make the "how" an excuse for not facing and accepting the "what."

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

We are all human, and our senses are quicker to prompt us than our reason. Every man gives off a scent, and that scent tells you how to act before your head does.

The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.

I was brought up in a household with sir and ma'am.

It is impossible for me to get involved in films that I don't like, so I just wait for a project that really tickles my fancy.

Neither Imperial Russia, nor the Russia of the Soviets needs me. They don't understand me. I am a stranger to them. I'm certain Rembrandt loves me.

Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.

in the past, having a life while earning a living didn't seem like too much to ask. Today, even this basic goal has been redefined as 'having it all.

Someone's just told me the English are still trying to take over the United States - is that true?

The first thing I ask when Im offered a part is, Whos the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.

In Russia one can be as pure as can be and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison.