We would rather be in the company of somebody we like than in the company of the most superior being of our acquaintance.

The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: 'Nine out of every ten people improve on acquaintance,' and I have found his words true.

No man can be satisfied with his attainment, although he may be satisfied with his circumstances.

When you have done your best for a flower, and it fails, you have some reason to be aggrieved.

To bear a child or to get married is not the primary goal for a lady who wants to become successful in life

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.

Life has no meaning. It doesn't need a meaning. A meaning is an arbitrary thought formulation that we affix to it because we are in the mood. Life is its own raison d'etre.

When you visualize the recent past, do you see it as being somewhere over on the left?

In its 400 years of existence, storytellers never evolved the book as a storytelling device.

Love is a territory where orders can't be issued.

Everybody needs love. Everyone deserves it.

I'd love to direct a film, but I don't think I have the temperament for it. I'm very hyper, and I want things to be done ASAP. If I turn director, I might end up killing my actors.

God's grace is painted on the canvas of despair.

Let's face it, most of us are not half as smart as we may sometimes think we are-- and for intellectuals, not one-tenth as smart.