When an actor has money he doesn't send letters but telegrams.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

Wishful thinking will not take you to your destiny.

The major abscess in the mind is a lack of acknowledgement of evil.

Life is a game. Either you win or lose. Never allow the fear of losing prevent you from entering the game.

I enjoy spending time at home or going out for a quiet meal in a restaurant.

I always said what I thought and I didn't hold anything back.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

Nothing good about the sun if you're trying to watch television with out curtains.

He stared at me with bitter understanding. We both knew there was no room in this for friendship. Nothing left but childhood history.

We cut up lemons on a chop board because they are good for our voices.

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.