The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

Your Eyes, they talk to the Soul!

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

Creedless shells of men tottering down the causeways like migrants in a feverland.

Wiser, never wise. Smarter, never smart.

The hardest thing in comedy is to have the biggest laugh at the end, and it’s the most satisfying thing.

I was raised to be a very strong and independent woman without anybody ever saying the word feminist or having any political conversation.

I'm not only my films, but I'm pretty much my films.

I desire no other proof of Christianity than the Lord's Prayer.

Boast quietly, with decorum.

Why did the reindeer wear black boots? Because his brown ones were all muddy!