... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.

Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.

In the end, living is defined by dying.

Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

Sometimes, even the very best course of action fails.

But time passes. Fear becomes a memory. Terror becomes routine it loses its grip.

Neither a fake friend nor a liar can be trusted, with a secret.

I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia.

The small and simple things you choose to do today will be magnified into great and glorious blessings tomorrow.

Loving and trusting an another person is a reckless thing. Even insane.

think of it this way," he said "It took nine months to get you born, so doesn't it figure it would take nine months to get you dead?

I admitted that I did not understand life. What I meant was that I am bewildered by human hearts and motivations, including my own.

I don't like getting patted down and taking off my shoes at the airport.

Before any movie of yours gets made, it will be vetted by the studio's marketing department. So, you do have to answer the question: Who is your movie for?

What is paradise, but, a garden, an orchard of trees and herbs, full of pleasure and nothing there but delights.

If you are rich, you have lovely cars, and jars full of flowers, and books in rows, and a wireless, and the best sort of gramophone and meringues for supper.