Since all things are God, in all things thou seest just so much of God as thy capacity affordeth thee.

A Man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.

It is necessary that we stop, once for all, this ignorant meddling with other people's business. Each individual must be left free to follow his own path.

The key of joy is disobedience.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.

Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

The only means by which one could attain complete happiness is to avoid living in constant expectation of it. It's the expectation that causes our unhappiness and consequent bitterness about life

I would never advise shooing away a good idea.

I would've been intrigued by being a film director. I would've been intrigued by politics. I thought about architecture.

Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.

You can never really judge your work because once it's done, it's done.

I rewind the TV every two minutes. If someone does something interesting, I have to see it over and over again.

If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.

Your emotional life is not written in cement during childhood. You write each chapter as you go along.

All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind.

If this be treason, make the most of it!