You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Being dynamic doesn’t necessarily mean you live an effective life

We are beautiful souls with beautiful spirits.

The best way to describe your total creative capacity is to say that for all practical purposes it is infinite.

Love and loss come in equal measure.

Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.

Nowadays people don't know how to handle it if all the ends aren't tied up and they're not told what to think in films. And if they're challenged, they think it's something wrong with the film.

Those of us who came to be Christians get to remember that forgiveness cost God the death of God's son. It's an expensive thing in many ways.

I think that it's much more important to do than to say. And you learn that a lot from your kids, who are watching you, you know?

I've learned that loving your self requires a courage unlike any other. It requires us to believe in and stay loyal to something no one else can see that keeps us in the world - our own self worth.

I think that people have great anger over what happened in 2008 in terms of the economy.