And what do you say of lovers of wine... they are glad of any pretext of drinking any wine

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

It's a fathers job to spoil his daughters shamelessly, it's their husbands job to tame them. Prince Zehava-The Dragon Prince

Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.

Some may not like the Constitution's requirements, but that doesn't make the Constitution a pirate's charter.

Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life.

You are much happier when you are happy than when you ain't.

I have two rules in life - to hell with it, whatever it is, and get your work done.

I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.

I'm trying not to delve into my world of abstraction and self-indulgence. But I haven't. When I sit down and I try not to [be abstract], it comes out really forced and awkward.