The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Tell me of your Willoughbys, Heathcliffs and Wickhams in literature and I will tell you I met them all.

During a very busy life I have often been asked "How did you manage to it all?" The answer is very simple: it is because I did everything promptly.

Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost along the way In this bright future you can't forget your past So dry your tears I say.

When you're a little kid, you want the ball. You don't want to play defense. When you get the ball, basically you can do whatever you want.

Just pushing a button is taking a photo. Thinking, lighting, and lots of other things~that's making a photo.

Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.

The most conventional statements are both true and welcome.

It is also false that the revolution ripens and comes to development only in the national soil.

Maybe I'll make one movie a year, maybe two, but it's not going to be more than that because I have other priorities now.

Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.