The blight of futility that lies in wait for men's speeches had fallen upon our conversation and made it a thing of empty sounds.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

My unpleasant past has given me wisdom to build a pleasant Future.

The opposite of busy in today's world is sustained, focused attention. It is deep engagement in activities that really matter to us, or in conversations with those we care about.

Every painting I've ever done has like 100 paintings under it.

My mother wanted to be president of the United States. She wanted to be the first woman president. She was born in 1924. Instead she had eight children.

Just give the brain the information and it will figure it out.

I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.

Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.

When an actor is offered a role, more often than not - maybe 90 percent of the time - you read it and you say, "I'll take it."

Go to meet destiny halfway and destiny will come to your assistance.

If people behaved in the same way nations do they would all be put in straitjackets.