A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Days are like trains, they will just zoom by. You can be zapped seeing them pass or you can jump on to one of them and enjoy the Journey.

You see, it doesn't matter if they're wrong. From 9/11 to recent shootings here in the United States, there's nothing more dangerous than a true believer on his own crazy mission.

I think that most Americans don't resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves.

Only in the shattering can the rebuilding occur

So, not for lack of love of language, but because I feel our language is in an enormous state of humiliation, I decided to make films without words.

Know your strengths and take advantage of them.

If we ever opened a meeting with a prayer, silent or otherwise, we would disintegrate.

I'm very picky and I'm very critical.

Be a mistress to none, but all good to some.

Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.