So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

The secret of success is being persistent and having a definite purpose.

If you want success, roll your sleeves up and fight for it!

Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.

Show business is the best possible therapy for remorse.

The first law of humanity is not to kill your children.

You decide every day who you will and will not be. Be bold in your decision but remember, choose wisely.

Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms.

The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue

Some things are worth the wait.

Every man is obsessed by the memories of his own youth.