The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person-and write to that one.

The burden of intelligence: you can always imagine all those wonderful places where you can never belong.

Both of my parents have been actors; there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.

I have recently started acting lessons in south France, and I intend to commence acting lessons at Rada.

If you don't believe your general, you're not going to go into battle knowing you're going to die.

What men in all the world have shown such daring?

Look beyond the failure of others.

Death is the room that is always empty.

I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined.

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