There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.

And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.

Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended to with vigilance, else it dies out.

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.

But the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on.

When she can't bring me to heal with scolding, she bends me to shape with guilt.

Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed.

But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.

War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so.

Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.

To each his own magic.

All great people had critics, but they still believe in beauty of their dreams.

The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.

A universe capable of giving birth to many such accidents is-- blind or not-- a good world to live in, a promising universe.

It seems like there's never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.

I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere.

Each morning when you wake, and everyday for the rest of your life... Expect the best of yourself, and accept the rest from yourself.

Childcare is a huge issue for young women whose work may require them to leave their families for weeks at a time.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

The key thing about any fund is to make sure its expenses are low. You know, if you look at the funds in your plan and you see that they're all charging 1.5 and 2 percent,you've gota bad plan.