The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this-that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of the human mind we neglect to seek for its true helps.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Dreams fuel human beings imaginative response to existence.

Every new morning brings new mercy, new love and new grace.

The body of Christ on earth is a wonderful reality

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side.

The freer the soul, the more abstract painting becomes.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

I don't often see the movies I'm in; I'm usually disappointed in myself and it only serves to make me self-conscious.

If not for Death, they’d be content to simply exist, but with Death, well, their lives will have meaning — a boundary beyond which the living cannot cross.

I love romance. I think our skin clears up and we're nicer when you are in love.