Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature.

Invention requires an excited mind; execution, a calm one.

A man of talent is not born to be left to himself, but to devote himself to art and good masters who will make something of him.

Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith…. It’s superstition.

Power is like a woman you want to stay in bed with forever.

When you are led by values, it doesn't cost your business, it helps your business.

Every man has a House of Lords in his own head. Fears, prejudices, misconceptions - those are the peers and they are hereditary.

It's so unique. Wilson Park is just such a gem. It's in a convenient location.

The last possible deed is that which defines perception itself, an invisible golden chord that connects us: illegal dancing in the courthouse corridors.

Had you restrained your love, you would be free of sorrow. The greater the love, while one possesses it, the greater the sorrow when one is deprived of it.

I've never been shot, but this probably what it feels like, that second of nothingness right before the pain catches up to the bullet.

The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.

I don't know if it's good to be stuck at one place. I'm probably too close to home on that. Because that can happen-where I'm not the best judge of my own work.