Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

When alone, concentrate on the fruits of the solitude, not on the poisons of it!

You travelamong the starswhilst I grovelupon this earth.Deep down I knew, it would takeseveral more lifetimesbefore I couldreach you.

Hypocrisy is the scarlet letter in politics.

I have high-definition television, because I felt the lack of resolution was affecting my ability to solve cases on C.S.I.

I don't do event dressing, because every day is an event.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

I don't see myself as some kind of lone figure standing out there and doing my work in solitary splendour, but as part of the human condition and part of the continuum of writers.

A poor fisherman who knows the beauties of the misty mornings is much richer than a wealthy man who sleeps till noon in his palace!

Fairness and justice will be the base of my government.