The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

Happiness is a form of courage.

Books worth reading are worth re-reading.

Pedantry is the dotage of knowledge.

Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.

Genius is initiative on fire.

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.

Originality is only variation.

I seem to be torn between 'I wish we'd met earlier' and 'I wish we'd never met'.

You cannot slay the illusion of the victim until you face it and call it truth

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.

Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.

Making films is too big an undertaking to be doing it on a whim, so you're waiting all the time, until you finally meet the person who gets it.

Expand within your church. Expand within the people you have contact. Bring them up to speed in knowledge on what’s going on.

I won't be alive so I won't care who finds me.

Optimism is the staunchest worshipper of life.

I urge North Koreas leaders to reflect on Burmas experience. While the work of reform is ongoing, Burma has already broken out of isolation and opened the door to a far better future for its people.