Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.

Kill one man, and you are murderer.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

To be adult is to be alone.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day.

When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity.

Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart.

Don't be too obvious about it.

Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.

A contra dance is like an amusement park ride we make for ourselves.

A lucky person gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they're about to do and thinks it still matters.

What will they think of me? Must be put aside for bliss

I thought 'I can't be an actor, I can't'. Then this film came up and it was like someone saying to me, 'You can, don't give up'.

Sometimes I get really lonely. Especially when I'm throwing a Frisbee.

So take the time to think. Discover your real reason for being here and then have the courage to act on it.

You need to be happy with yourself or you'll never be able to be happy in a relationship.