Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

True freedom is a mental condition that no one can take or give to you.

The world is my workshop. It is not my home.

You do these movies, you give it out to the world and you really have no idea how people are going to react to you.

Winston was gelatinous with fatigue.

I have never found criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.

Please make me either relatable or terrible.

I never believe anything in the world of entertainment until it actually happens and the check clears the bank.

My message is not wholly understood; only poets understand it.

Satan laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.

Not only are there as many conflicting truths as there are people to claim them; there are equally multitudinous and conflicting truths within the individual.