States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.

The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort.

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance to the person himself is a mark of a vulgar mind.

Your faith is what you believe, not what you know.

What we love to do we find time to do.

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

When we have not the strength or the courage to grasp a new truth, we persuade ourselves that it is not a truth at all.

An artist is one who has mastered the art of dissolving himself through his works!

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart I have overcome the world.John 16:33

I'm troubled. I'm dissatisfied. I'm Irish.

There's huge satisfaction in that, but I've got to credit all the doctors and trainers in Cleveland.

The Work: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought?

On film sets I can see everyone, and I really still find that so difficult.

A good angel is only a dead angel.

Weeds are out most successful cultivated crop.

I feel more reassured with physical media. Entertainment is something that will not just become digital.

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.