We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.

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.

... the courage of one's opinions is always a form of calculating cowardice in the eyes of the 'other side'...

Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life.

No one knows the author of memoir so well like himself.

When everyone gets something for nothing, soon no one will have anything, because no one will be producing anything.

Children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States.

With 'Avatar,' I thought, Forget all these chick flicks and do a classic guys' adventure movie, something in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mold, like John Carter of Mars - a soldier goes to Mars.

If you're waiting for inspiration, you'll wait until you're dead.

But I think if any song can touch the heart, then one should value it.

You can throw a bucket of cold water on Russians, and we can take it. But one shouldn't humiliate us!

I went to the 30th reunion of my preschool. I didn't want to go, because I've put on like a hundred pounds.