He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talent.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Lift up your eyes unto mine air and see the love floating there for I am Paradise and I am everywhere.

Feast is fun.

God and Satan alike are essentially human figures, the one a projection of ourselves, the other of our enemies.

But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?

I was 46 when 'Cold Mountain' came out. I was settled. We had a nice house in Raleigh and a horse farm.

I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.

The CIA's research program is described in a book called "The Search for the Manchurian Candidate."

The philosopher is someone who doesn't know, but who wants to find out.

Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak.

Now he'll outstare the lightning. To be furious Is to be frightened out of fear.