Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

I'll walk where my own nature would be leading. It vexes me to choose another guide.

It was the best night of my life, getting to dance on stage with Madonna!

If a scene doesn't work on three levels - it's not advancing the story, the characters, and telling me something new - then put it in the trash.

In our depths, I think we all feel very small in relation to the greater universe and God.

For me, the Congress party is now my life, the people of India are my life, and I will fight for the people of India and for this party

Amateur psychiatric prognosis can be fascinating when there's absolutely nothing else to do.

If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!

I've always gotten along with guys better.

You lit into me last night. You said what I did was stupid. - That's what my head said. But my heart... My stupid heart... Her voice broke. It was singing.

The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.