People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

Life is a sacred-spirit.

Happiness is a choice, because being so much blessed doesn't make you happy, contentment does.

Men always want what they can’t have, or what other men want. It’s a scientific fact.

I think it's really important to teach our children about their lineage and it especially makes a difference if you share that information while they're young.

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about.

After 10 years of French torture - psychological torture - it's great to do an American movie.

We're not in control but we do have a greater hope and we do have a source of joy that isn't based on our circumstances.

Sometimes there are really happy mistakes.

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

It is remarkable how a seemingly insignificant action or event can change entire lives.