So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.

A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.

Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment

The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.

Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.

Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise

Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning

Luggage and guests did not travel together ... in fact, luggage went by a different route, so suitcases could be distributed to guest rooms before they arrived

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and there is an invisible labour.

Hollywood, America's greatest modern contribution to world culture, is a business, a religion, an art form, and a state of mind.

Art is only great if it's uncodifiable. If art isn't scaring you, if it's not making you upset, then I don't think it's actually doing anything.

Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.

As an actor, you have to have your history.

If I don't know I don't know, I think I know. If I don't know I know I know, I think I don't know.

Vacation: Two weeks on the sunny sands - and the rest of the year on the financial rocks.