The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

There are three types of friends: those like food without which you can't live those like medicine which you need occasionally and those like an illness which you never want.

The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.

She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.

Muddle is the extra unknown personality in any committee.

These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.

Making films is hard. Awesome, but hard.

I'm not afraid of anything - except bear. But bear in the forest.

The Visalus Founders are the finest and sharpest young leaders that I have ever met.

The opportunities to become an astronaut in Canada were far and few.

On Politics: When our people get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being our people.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

There are a lot of ways that investment banking models work, but these risks are not internalized by the people that are taking them.