Talent is nothing but long impatience.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

You saw my leg?""How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.

No woman worth her salt would listen to a proposal without the word ‘love’ in it.

Victory settles a lot of arguments in most men's heads.

Hollywood has always been a cage... a cage to catch our dreams.

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.

Don't worry about trying to impress people... Just focus on how you can add value to their lives.

I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.

Each organism's environment, for the most part, consists of other organisms.

Supermarkets depict abundance; boutiques exclusiveness; roadside stands authenticity.

We obviously can't compete with the big clubs trying to sign world class stars, but we've already identified some very good players and we'll see what happens.