To want simply what is enough nowadays suggests to people primitiveness and squalor.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

A good idea always attracts other good ideas.

Mankind soon will be forced to utilize a kind of technology that's still rejected by current civilization.

If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

The world changes, but I want that change to be necessary or respectful of what has happened before. Everything changes, and that's quite right.

The music I play and write is all reflective of myself and the experiences in my life. I feel like my whole journey is just collecting stories and songs along the way.

I used to sit on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and wonder why the Senate was always going into recess, until in my first year I realized how intense the pressure was.

The only place I considered home was the boarding school, in Yorkshire, my parents sent me to.

Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.

The old poets little knew what comfort they could be to a man.

As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me.