The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

It is better to be polite than rude.

I don't really want to write fiction at all. I don't see why fiction is necessary when we have real life already confusing enough.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we ... believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

I think the culture can absorb so many people writing poetry and trying to earn their living in poetry.

Winners have to absorb losses.

It is our uniqueness that gives freshness and vitality to a relationship.

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

What is gained through ignorance is bound to be lost through ignorance

There's a resistance for people to talk about things that make them feel guilty. When natural disasters happen, it's easier not to feel guilty about it.

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking.