If you want to penetrate into the heart of physics, then let yourself be initiated into the mysteries of poetry.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

Appetite is the beast in man, compassion is his spirit.

We forget that we are more than human beings on a spiritual journey

Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

I'm an actor because I love movies, and always have loved movies. I'm a film buff. So, getting to work with those kinds of directors and getting to tell those stories is what I want to do.

I suspect that happiness is not a state but rather a transition.

Sitting down and sharing a meal together combines two of my favorite loves: eating great food and talking about great food.

The life, which others pay, let us bestow, And give to fame what we to nature owe.

Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror

I don't want to have a singular vision. I don't have that kind of discipline. I love the randomness of my life - how I have five, six, seven projects going on at one time.