There is no object on earth which cannot be looked at from a cosmic point of view.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

The greatest tragedy with a sceptic is that he cannot consign himself to truth, however he may see it.

Stop looking at people's religions. Try to look at the goodness within them.

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.

Men make use of their illnesses at least as much as they are made use of by them.

My thing in this day and age, with reality television and so much other stuff that is going on, is people want to feel the reality. They want to relate.

Everything is real, except Beika City

I've never been outside Heathrow so it will be exciting to see what London has to offer. I think I've only flown into Heathrow maybe twice.

The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.

Be yourself, chase your dreams, and just never say never. That's the best advice I could ever give someone.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.