So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

I don't feel like a romantic lead I guess I feel more like a character actor.

Laissez-faire capitalism is the only social system based on the recognition of individual rights and, therefore, the only system that bans force from social relationships.

Not to be miserable is all some people are capable of.

Love is more afraid of change than destruction.

I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.

The film 'Boyhood' won the Golden Globe for best drama. It follows one guy's journey over the course of 12 years - or as Mitt Romney calls that, 'running for president.'

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.

Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.

If you went crazy, would you know it?

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?