I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")

In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons. The epitome of sophistication is utter simplicity.

I learned to love my son without wanting to possess him and I learned how to teach him to teach himself.

...one can never leave home...one carries the shadows, the dreams, the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes...

You can not hide on an island and expect that water will not find you.

None of us can undo what we've done, or relive a life already recorded. But, ... there is no such thing as "too late" in life.

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

A street full of electric light is a sign of civic failure and is an insulting injury to the soul. Shutting out the night is as disastrous as shutting out the light.

In general, men are wired to notice obvious signs that convey interest in mating - a warm smile, for example - and ignore other subtleties, like if your lipstick is faded.

Culture is so incredibly important because it is the foundation for all future innovation. People with passion can change the world.

I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

...words are the gateway to reality, the means by which we engage with the objective truth beyond ourselves.

I'd say working on television is much, much tougher than films. But television has a great connect with a live audience, which is a refreshing change for us actors.

The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.