I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

Having declared a passion for his wildness, she had sought from the beginning to tame him.

The privilege of struggling artists is ... the life being buried in what we can't really afford of* what a gorgeous life!!

I trust you: That's huge. That's truth. That's real love. Everyone uses 'I love you' so loosely.

Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.

I think when you get tired of something or someone annoys you, there's two things you can do. You can ignore it and keep going, or you can stand up and say stop.

Affection can no more spoil a child than the sun could be put out by a bucket of gasoline.

It was Kizzy's first kiss and maybe it was her last and it was delicious.

I always thought the saddest feeling in life is when you're dancing in a really joyful way and then you hit your head on something.

Only one flagFlies above all the rest:The flag of universal oneness.