There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

I wished to stifle the unhappy passion which burned in my soul

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

It's only our story that keeps us from knowing that we always have everything we need.

My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.

Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn't seen before.

I think now I'm just excited to continue directing and find stories that inspire me and bring those to the screen.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.

I think that the process of trying to become somebody else, and obviously the director/actor relationship in trying to do that, is such a weird, undefinable thing.

Every person in the organization must change inside their hearts and minds, so that they themselves become principle centred.