That child whose mother has never smiled upon him is worthy neither of the table of the gods nor the couch of the goddesses.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.

For good undone, and gifts misspent, and resolutions vain

If you find yourself born in Barnsley and then set your sights on being Virginia Woolf it is not going to be roses all the way.

Remove 'can't', 'won't' and 'shouldn't' from your vocabulary when they restrict attainment. Persevere if you truly believe your cause is just.

My motto is to go wild on the accessories - the belts, the hair clips, the jewelery.

True religion teaches us to reverence what is under us, to recognize humility and poverty, and, despite mockery and disgrace, wretchedness, suffering, and death, as things divine.

The Katrina matter was terrible.

I am a big music nerd.

Itd be cool to carry on doing films, but when I was a kid I wanted to be an ice cream man.

If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways.