There is nothing so far removed from us as to be beyond our reach, or so hidden that we cannot discover it.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

Hope is my guideline, happiness is my purpose, and love is my life’s strength and power.

Had I not gone through my past struggles, I wouldn't be as strong as I am at present.

Change your perception and be happy where you are, how you are, with whom you are.

People waste life by wasting time.

If I were a man, I would strenuously object to the assumption that women have any moral or spiritual superiority as a class.

Say it clearly and you make it beautiful, no matter what.

You know what I gave to Russia? You know what I gave? Nothing.

It's a lot of work to keep reinventing yourself and coming up with new stuff, but that's what it takes to be in show business.

It all would have been much better if individuals saved for their own old age.

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'