Pride is the direct appreciation of oneself.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively.

She used to say she could taste sleep and that it was as delicious as a BLT on fresh French bread.

If you can’t believe then you can’t achieve and belief is intrinsic to every human

There are a lot of doubts over the size and effect of new competitors in the cellular sector.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbor.

I made the intentional choice to step behind the camera.

I was very ambitious at a young age. When I was six, I would tell everybody that I wanted to be an authoress.

In the big picture, life has a gap in it. It just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it.

Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.