Pen, wax and parchment govern the world.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

... the reigns of the kings and queens who are portrayed as kneeling with clasped hands in the windows of churches, were stained by oppression and bloodshed.

Sometimes people go to a yoga class and think it's not for them, but it might just not be the right studio or teacher - try a new one!

Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

I might have become a minor celebrity but royalty checks were a long way off.

You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.

You really only think with one part of your anatomy don't you?

It is not difficult to censor foreign news. What is difficult today is to censor one's own thoughts, To sit by and see the blind man On the sightless horse, riding into the bottomless abyss.

I wish you could be kissed, Jane,' he said. 'Because I would beg just one off you. Under all this.' He flailed an arm toward the stars.

Preachers are always pleasant company when they are off duty.

I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.