Truly novel inventions emerge only in one's youth. Later one becomes ever more experienced, famous-and foolish.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

...we are a narrative, storytelling species. Revealing our own histories, and understanding those of others can really help us appreciate the humanity in all of our fellow individuals.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

I just take one day. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not come. We have only today to love Jesus.

There is a fountain who is a King.

When I go to clubs, I dont have to wait outside.

We need that expression. Whether we want to call it protest or not, we need to express and echo the echoes of the people. Artists need to do that.

I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did.

I really love being a character actor. I have to say I wish it were a little easier. There are still a lot of things that I don't get, like I do wish I had more of my own.

When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.

An author must learn the principles of good storytelling only in order to write better from the heart.