The wisest of you men is he who has realized, like Socrates, that in respect of wisdom he is really worthless.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

I do get scared, but I think - like it says in another book I've read - feel the fear and do it anyway. I try to have courage, pray a little bit and work through it. I'd rather try, even if I fail.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

Having a normal knee would make life a lot easier.

Let men be happy, informed, skillful, well behaved, and productive.

I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine'.

Kindness is the golden thread that holds society together.

Death is an ascension to a better library.