It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Nothing will ever be solved if we wallow in the darkness of denial.

It is perhaps when our lives are at their most problematic that we are likely to be most receptive to beautiful things.

Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living.

In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. I'm not saying that negatively. It's healthy.

Well, I've just gotten accustomed to just being in Canada for five and a half months a year.

They live in perpetual fear of the time they call "The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief

The transcendental promises a vacation from history.

A questioning mind is the most cherished resource man has and the rarest.

Negative feelings mean you're going the wrong way

It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget.