The only true method of action in this world is to be in it, but not of it.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

There is a transcendent power in example.

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

The world is sphere, has no East or West.

I had actually been on tour in Japan and I had my own world tour that I was doing. I was used to doing a show for an hour, so I was always learning choreography

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.

Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.

He smiled the most exquisite smile, veiled by memory, tinged by dreams.