From the satisfaction of desire there may arise, accompanying joy and as it were sheltering behind it, something not unlike despair.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

I liked to put young and old in the same room, because they would certainly have different takes on the same problem.

All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.

The paparazzi are nothing but dogs of war.

Marriage is not absolutely for making children. But it is absolutely for making children followers of Jesus.

Competition is good for consumers for the simple reason that it compels producers to offer better deals - lower prices, better quality, new products, and more choice.

It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.

Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?

It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars.

Before one accepts spirituality, astrology is very powerful, like a lion. Then when one enters into a deeper spiritual life, astrology becomes a tiny household cat.