Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.

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 saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew

It Is What It Is

Art is affirmation.

If humans were to model the lifestyle displayed by healthy community of cells , our societies and our planet would be more peaceful and vital

I want to come back as me.

I got quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent.

I imagine that people see me as they would see me if I were the man that I want to be.

Knowledge gives a wider choice and more anguish.

I think when someone becomes an actor, people say, Aw, you could see it in him when he was little. But I think you can see that quality in every little kid.

I try to exercise, I try to think of it less as vanity and more like, how do I stay healthy from the inside out? I try to make my insides happy and healthy and I think that reflects on the outside.