Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That's just hot air.

Marry me, princess. I'll give you my kingdom—small potatoes that it is.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

Martin Scorsese was very much the actor's director. We were all very in awe of Martin Scorsese.

The velocity and volume on the Web are so great that nothing is forgotten and nothing is remembered.

I shall know you, secrets by the litter you have left and by your bloody footprints.

The final goal of all religions is to realise the essential oneness.

The New York Times is the official leak of the State Department.

The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl.

I love to take baths.