There is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

Men can dig wells, but they can’t create water.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

Parenting is difficult under any circumstances, and in my father's view, to raise a morally upright and honest child, you sometimes have to lie to him.

The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred , confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.

I paint the spirit and soul of what I see.

I know many great actors who have small heads.

We saw what happens with Bolsheviks. It was another catastrophe. I don't have the solution. The moviemaker can ask questions but not give solutions.

Failure is not meant to be final and fatal.... It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant to be.

I liked Camille Paglia. I liked her even better when I heard her talk.

My fashion philosophy is that if I like it, I wear it.