The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through which one may enter.

Love was like a toothache.

The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

When a woman dislikes the man who is courting her, she parries him cleverly, like a willow in the wind.

Danger was the grindstone on which the swordsman whetted his spirit. Enemies were teachers in disguise.

The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object--the joy of living--is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up.

Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.

It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.

Enemies were teachers in disguise.

It's no good to want to win still more when you have already won.

Every act is an expression of one's self.

But it's only when we allow ourselves to get lost that we can have the opportunity to find and be found.

I read obituaries every day to learn what sorts of lives are available to us, to see an entire life compressed into a few column inches, to fit the whole story in my eye at once.

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.

Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.

For every individual who really is exceptional there are about fifty thousand who just imagine they are - until it's too late, and they find out they aren't after all.

Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.

Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.

I take medication every day for mental illness and depression and don't feel bad about it.

I personally didn't like the idea of Bond in space. Having to fly around on a wire was not particularly comfortable, and I didn't like the outfit. It had a terrible helmet.

If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.