Rigor pushed too far is sure to miss its aim, however good, as the bow snaps that is bent too stiffly.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.

Even the weak become strong when they are united.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

When finally I mustered the courage to tell a novelist friend that I was talking to editors about a biography, her reply was, 'Oh, that's okay. That's not a real book.'

If knowledge is power, then curiosity is the muscle.

There happen to be whole large parts of adult American life that nobody talks about in commencement speeches. One such part involves boredom, routine, and petty frustration.

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.

Universal rushed us. We started shooting without a script that was totally completed.

Knowledge is freedom and with freedom comes understanding.

When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor.

I love doing what I do. I'm a born mentor. I've launched so many people's careers. I worked hard.