The knowledge of the past times and of the places of the earth is both an ornament and nutriment to the human mind.

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.

Heavens, no, " Wax said. "If I approved of half the thngs Wayne does, Harmony would probably strike me on the spot.

Do not indulge your weaknesses!

Life is a lively process of becoming.

More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths.

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.

It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat sh** and die.

Lord, make me a blessing to someone today

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things.

If you go out looking for friends, they'll be scarce. If you go out looking to be one, you'll have all the friends you need.