Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.

The greatest Church is within you, and it is made of love, courage and conscience.

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

You go into any doughnut shop and look at three cops having coffee, I guarantee I look like one of them.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

A miracle, my friend, is an event which creates faith.

Now that everyone's shooting digital they want the anamorphic to soften the look. You know, to make it more filmic.

More will mean worse.

Now I can go back to being ruthless again.

I believe you should place a woman on a pedestal: high enough so you can look up her dress.