The common sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion

The confession of ignorance is crucial to the pursuit of knowledge. Another way of putting it is that those who pretend to know never will – they lack the humility to learn.

Students view any teacher who does not bury them under work as some sort of mentally impaired kitten to be kicked aside.

The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones.

We do not benefit from a relationship with China or any other country in which we put our values and our ideals aside.

As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.

I prefer to have some beliefs that don't make logical sense.

The superhero aesthetic is all about the human form and showing the body, whether they be female or male.

Making [Pineapple Express] was a blast. I'd kind of gotten to the point professionally where I was pretty emotionally exhausted from making dramatic films.