There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Keep your spirits up, for the demons are scared of salvation.

Success need not always be measured in economic terms. It has to be measured in quality of life.

Do you ever feel like you've been waiting your entire life for a specific moment when it'll all make sense?

I've been called the journeyman. It's really more by default than it is by design.

Keep what you've got till you get what you need, y'all. You gotta give a lot just to get what you need sometimes, y'all.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead of us.

Fame is like a suffocating castle sieged by the enemy.

Courage... is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.