The object of ambition, unlike that of love, never being wholly possessed, ambition is the more durable passion of the two.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.

If you want to increase your self-confidence as a yoga teacher very fast – go out there, face your fears, and teach as much as you possibly can!

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.

He could smell her morality, the sweet rot of corruption

And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a toad. I'm roadkill. I'm anything but a celebrity.

I like to keep most of my private life private.

Freedom is not to be destroyed in the name of love. Freedom is a far higher value than your so-called love.

So much of growing up is an unbearable waiting. A constant longing for another time. Another season.

People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.