The speed with which bureaucracy has invaded almost every branch of human activity is something astounding once one thinks about it.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

There is no excess of goodness. You cannot go too far in the right direction.

Humor is like a frog. You can dissect it to see how it works, but by then, it's dead.

The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.

Mountains represent the power of nature; plains, the love of nature!

It's fun hitting on the drums and singing songs.

Play the picture in your mind - focus on the end result.

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they doing?" The answer was, "Swapping lies.

I've borrowed tons of jewelry. Most people [in Hollywood] do. But it's your responsibility to keep track of it.

She saw him fracture into rainbow colors through the prism of her love.

So much research has been done showing that the woman is the most vulnerable but also the biggest strength leading to economic progress.