Thinking the deed, and not the creed, Would help us in our utmost need.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

It is good to pray even if you do not believe in God.

Whiskey will always be a part of my life.

It's lonely to listen to the pleasure of others, not that I've made a habit of that kind of eavesdropping. There's joy and passion in the next room, in the next bed, but it's not yours.

If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender.

Whatever the emotion is, I have learned over the years to give it space, which is also why I love acting.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

Don't talk me about religion! Don't talk me about tales for children! Be serious! Trust science, because only the science can save you!

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

ALS does not affect cognitive process. Stephen Hawking, one of smartest people on the planet, has ALS. It rarely affects the eyes. It doesn't affect senses like hearing, taste and touch.