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Every villain is a hero in his own mind.

Well, I think there are no villains in this world. There are just misunderstood heroes.

You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.

Haters never win. I just think that's true about life, because negative energy always costs in the end.

Make love, not war. Unless you’re Loki, in which case: do what you want.

We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one

Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now. Let's dance.

Don’t judge people on who they used to be. Allow them to be who they are now.

I think everyone should pursue their dreams. Whether you want to play football, act, sing, become a writer or whatever you have burning inside you as you’re growing up, you should pursue it.

Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming.

You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.

My hair was too big. And my head is big, and my hair is big, so my helmet gets too small. So I have to make a haircut.

There are many troubles which you cannot cure by the Bible and the hymn-book, but which you can cure by a good perspiration and a breath of fresh air.

It's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die.

We cannot guarantee the human rights of any oppressed group alone.

If you're an unknown artist you're lucky to get an hour in a studio - it's a hierarchy and if you don't have hits, you don't get recorded again.

I want to be free... free to develop my art.

[Fidel Castro] has a very good [human rights] record.

We all saw it coming. Arsenal's youth policy has always been very good.