Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

A positive mind-set says that you are not a victim to the whims of others or by circumstances over which you have no control.

In its purest form, a union becomes part of our very essence. And when that bond is broken, our essence is forever changed.

To make sense to us as physical creatures, any 'truth' must undergo transformations, be couched in certain terms or we couldn't understand it.

Born to myself, I like myself alone.

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

Survival is an art. It requires the dulling of the mind and the senses, and a delicate attunement to waiting, without insisting on precision about just what it is you are waiting for.

Love is invisible and comes and goes where it wants, without anyone asking about it.

The journey of high honor lies not in smooth ways.

There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part. -Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

When I'm shooting, as much as writing, I see edited footage in my mind, so I work that way, and it's economical.