While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.

Death is the final wake-up call.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

According to Aquinas, effort may not be the best measure of our virtue.

For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

Where there's more of singing and less of sighing, Where there's more of giving and less of buying, And a man makes friends without half trying That's where the West begins.

Yes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don't eat ground beef anymore.

There's no one way of telling a story or looking at reality, so I think any device is up for grabs as long as it fits in with the tone.

Passions are merely ideas in their initial stage.

If you ever feel distressed during your day - call upon our Lady - just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit - this prayer has never failed me.

I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me.

There is now a fairly crowded field out there of people who are incredibly wealthy that are giving money to advance their own political agendas.

Once you plant seeds of success, your tree will bear fierce fruit.