The past is pregnant with the present.

Take what you need, do what you should, you will get what you want.

Everything that is possible demands to exist.

Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future.

Every mind has a horizon in respect to its present intellectual capacity but not in respect to its future intellectual capacity.

To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.

The greatness of a life can only be estimated by the multitude of its actions. We should not count the years, it is our actions which constitute our life.

Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting.

Imaginary numbers are a fine and wonderful refuge of the divine spirit almost an amphibian between being and non-being.

We may say, that not only the soul (the mirror of an indestructible universe) is indestructible, but also the animal itself is, although its mechanism is frequently destroyed in parts.

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

The fear of making a decision is the result of fearing to make a mistake - the truth is, the fear of mistakes has a greater impact on you than making the mistakes.

I expected to go into journalism or law.

My first love was singing and I had no time for boys.

The truth is, I've made about 30 movies in 30 years, and I've been criticized for 30 years for not making more movies.

I am really attracted to films. It's nice to do something new, all the time. That's why I like being an actor.

Not everyone can be Gandhi, but each of us has the power to make sure our own lives count - and it's those millions of lives that will ultimately build a better world.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

If you do something and people think you're stupid, just go for crazy. You get more respect that way because nobody likes stupid people.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

Economy is in itself a great source of revenue.