There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

I believed in the faith of faith without acknowledging his quality of being an absolute truth.

Reading is more important than writing.

Love is the language of the heart. It can feel the movements of every atom and understand every language spoken or unspoken.

Maybe it’s not good trying to answer the question ‘What is my purpose in life?’ Maybe the better question is: ‘How can I make someone’s life better TODAY?

With the threat of them being potential spies or saboteurs, nobody will argue against our actions, and history itself will vindicate us.

It is right to be contented with what we have never with what we are.

I finally realized the source of your mutual attraction," Saiman said, his voice dry. "You both think violence is foreplay.

And it's not a finger-pointing issue to me; I take as much responsibility as I can. It was more just me not really knowing what I wanted to do and how to get it done.

I know stuff about 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars,' but 'Star Trek,' I don't know.

My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."