It is impossible to believe the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure, classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped over a stick.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians.

A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War.

A very magnanimous statement, Gideon,” said Magnus. “I’m Gabriel.” Magnus waved a hand. “All Lightwoods look the same to me.

Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.

Being evil is something that only humans are capable of.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

Rock and roll ain't nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.

No great advancement has ever been kept at bay because of ideology, nor greed. Eventually progress moves us forward.

Well, just as the Supreme Court follows the election returns, you can bet that the bureaucracy does as well.

the inventor of the plow did more good than the maker of the first rosary - because, say what you will, plowing is better than praying.