Love is born of idleness and, once born, by idleness is fostered.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots.

Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.

I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.

Often, I get the feeling that the story is really happening somewhere and all I'm doing is trying to work out the best way to tell it.

I started coming to L.A. as often as I could, for three months on and three months off, because immigration kicks you out after 90 days.

I really want the audience to be on the edge of their seats.

I think L.A. gets a bad rap. L.A. is the same as everywhere else.

Being actors is a strange job. To try to go live that out, it's a very strange thing to want to do when you step back and think about it.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

It is not the return on my investment that I am concerned about; it's the return of my investment