Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Every man is his own worst enemy

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.

Ignorance is not innocence.

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women

It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.

I was born, have lived, and will die free.

Doing the tough things sets winners apart from losers.

Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking.

The key to self-confidence is knowing that you would choose you... and why. In this way the chosen becomes the chooser, and love versus fear becomes the energy of choice.

The hidden child wants to be able to participate and to co-create in art, rather than being simply an admiring viewer.

It's the curiosity that drives me. It's making a difference in the world that prevents me from ever giving up.

You get to play with shadow, mood, and tone. And this [Batman All-Stars] is such a moody story.

We never completely escape the teachers of our childhood nor any of the patterns that formed us.

It was in the Theatre St. Philippe (they has laid a temporary floor over the parquette seats) in the city we now call New Orleans, in the month of September, and in the year 1803.

Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.

Timeless is the creature who is wise. And timeless is the prisoner in disguise.