Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Freedom is not an individual effort.Yours comes only when you grant others theirs

All creativity is a work in progress

I use those medical gloves that fit very tightly and are disposable for all chopping - peppers, onions, garlic, etc. Very Lady Macbeth, I think.

I think Chappelle set the bar when he came out with his show. To be as great as him or greater you have to push it a little further - as long as there's substance in terms of the material.

I love being directed. Because it's another thought, it's another fresh idea. You're so grateful for an original idea that you haven't had.

If you ain't killin' 'em, maybe your point ain't sharp enough.

Memories are nothing but the lash with which yesterday flogs tomorrow.

Ultimately, the goal of hitting is to get your mind out of the way and let your body take over - and to slow the game down

The enemy doesn't care how many days you live as long as you don't live in the days you have.