there is not enough interest in life to spread over twenty-four hours when one can't sleep.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.

If Americans could choose, would they choose to work on the infrastructure for cancer-causing oil power or would they choose to work on the infrastructure for health-reviving wind power?

In California virtually everyone has had their teeth whitened. If they all smiled at once, they would give us a headache.

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.

One way to stay grounded in the entertainment industry is to surround yourself with very good people that will constantly remind you how uncool you are.

Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.

I'd rather be this walking metamorphosis than having that old formed opinion about everything.

No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.

If you are sending someone some Styrofoam, what do you pack it in?

Lionel whispered because he was under the impression that it was out of respect for books, not consideration for readers.