One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

If you change who you are to suit other people, you may end up dressed for the wrong occasion

You have to reach out to your inner-abuser and make peace. You can't live your life as your own worst enemy!

If you're good to your staff when things are going well they'll rally when times go bad.

Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.

...though nothing is damaged, everything is changed.

In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's employed. I hear about somebody getting a job at Starbucks and I get jealous.

The hope of all earnest souls must be realized.

We've invested millions of dollars in tourism. Now they're trying to industrialize and pollute the ocean. It doesn't make any sense to me at all.

I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.