The secret of happiness is curiosity

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

We can't choose our lives, but we can decide what to do with the joys or griefs we're given.

This gift of 'loving' the other person is a reflection of the spiritual 'love' given by the Father and shown through His Son Jesus Christ.

I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.

One of the most interesting and harmful delusions to which men and nations can be subjected is that of imagining themselves special instruments of the Divine Will.

The Lord of Learning who upraised mankind from being silent brutes to singing men.

Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

God isn't looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him

I think a lot of girls look up to me because I'm a strong woman.

I live a very low-key life.