The paternalist is a sentimentalist at heart, and the sentimentalist is always potentially cruel.

Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination.

We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers.

Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent.

By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress.

Sometimes awful things have their own beauty.

I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some extent.

Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor.

The sea only drowns its lovers.

I am a camera, with its shutter open. Someday, all of this will be developed, printed, fixed.

Someone has to ask you a question," George continues meaningly, "before you can answer it. But it's so seldom you find anyone who'll ask the right questions. Most people aren't that much interested.

A loving soul was always more beautiful over the long haul, but actual prettiness was fleeting.

NASA spent millions of dollars inventing the ball-point pen so they could write in space. The Russians took a pencil.

Think you can live forever, act like today is your last day on earth.

What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social anxiety.

He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around.

Personally I like ageing. With age comes wisdom and I have said it before and I say it again, I will take wisdom over youth any day.

If we don't know how to deal with sin then we don't know how to deal with people.

It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.