Two evils, of almost equal weight, may befall the man of erudition; never to be listened to, and to be listened to always.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

Everything meaningful encounters resistance, don't get scared of whatever comes your way, just go with the right strategy and plan, their you'll overcome it at last.

Unless you enjoy life passionately, you cannot be a good artiste. Practise what you like, be it sports or dancing.

There are different kinds and degrees of love, and they change over time, ripening and deepening and changing us in the process.

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.

I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.

I wonder sometimes if I'm the only one spending my life making the same mistake over and over again or if that's simply human. Do we all tend toward a single besetting sin?

I don't know how much I can be bothered to have to lose the baby weight. It's such a pain... I'm not one of those people for whom it magically drops off.

Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it.

I don't want to have a singular vision. I don't have that kind of discipline. I love the randomness of my life - how I have five, six, seven projects going on at one time.

I tend not to look back. It's confusing.