Gaze steadfastly at things which, though far away, are yet present to the mind.

You must learn all things, both the unshaken heart of persuasive truth, and the opinions of mortals in which there is no true warranty.

Give me the power to produce fever and I’ll cure all disease.

Change is an illusion.

There is one story left, one road: that it is. And on this road there are very many signs that, being, is uncreated and imperishable, whole, unique, unwavering, and complete.

Being alone is and nothing is altogether not.

It is indifferent to me where I am to begin, for there shall I return again.

Every thing is of the nature of no thing.

Give me a chance to create a fever and I will cure any disease.

Let reason alone decide.

Never will this prevail, that the things that are not are — bar your thought from this road of inquiry.

I've changed my approach to people and to filming because of the new equipment, which is important.

Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery . . . is his natural and normal condition.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.

I feel like I'm a better person when I'm quieter.

You can do anything if you have enthusiasm.

To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.

Be Impeccable with Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean.

Art is the path of the creator to his work.

In YC's case, the number one cause of early death for startups is cofounder blowups.

None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.