Always act as if you were seen.

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.

There's a way, a way way too long but reachable, not for everyone a way but possible... Go and don't lose your way!

My whole life, you have made decisions for me.""Your whole life, " Georgiana pointed out, "totals nine years.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.

Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride.

We were so poor that my mother would often leave me in a foster home until she could raise enough money to rent rooms for us.

Today coming to work, I saw one of those only in New York scenes. It was a rat who had passed out after choking on a pretzel.

I'd like to extend my career a little bit into different genres.

Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.

The sun isn't your friend. It didn't laugh at that stupid little joke. But when the business failed, when your beauty failed, when you should have gone home but spent the night, the sun kept shining.

Nobody is free… Everyone has a prison. Wife, parents, children, they all make prisons.