There's nothing as scary as the future.

Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual.

Keep passing the open windows.

Half my life is an act of revision.

You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.

I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

If you don't feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn't very vital.

. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

Sometimes, the best deed you can do for another person is to not save them from their troubles.

whiskey makes the heart beat faster but it sure doesn't help the mind and isn't it funny how you can ache just from the deadly drone of existence?

An existence transfigured by failure.

Let us not disdain glory too much; nothing is finer, except virtue. The height of happiness would be to unite both in this life.

We love displays and symbols and stuff that quickly and silently tells the world who we are. Better yet, we love visual reminders of who we want to be.

[Tomas] Jefferson believed that the United States was a chosen nation with a special responsibility to spread democracy around the world.

There were days when he touched the tip of her nose and it was enough, a miracle of plenty.

The whole world makes comic book movies now.

Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up.

Rich people think long-term. They balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tomorrow.