They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Always desire to learn something useful

Believe that a further shore is reachable from here.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.

I just think I love the process of making films. It's not tortuous for me at all. I love being with my crew. I love actors. There's a joy to the process.

With luck on your side, you can do without brains.

Where's my syllabus to guide me through life?

I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that [American troops] have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly.

If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused.

Investing and connecting are the key factors in turning any intention into reality.

We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.

An organization filled with honest, motivated, connected, eager, learning, experimenting, ethical and driven people will always defeat the one that merely has talent. Every time.

It is my disposition to maintain peace until its condition shall be made less tolerable than that of war itself.