There is no such thing as an accident. What we call by that name is the effect of some cause which we do not see.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

Sometimes you have to live in precarious and temporary places. Unsuitable places. Wrong places. Sometimes the safe place won't help you.

First oppression is made into an excuse for terrorism, and then terrorism is made into an excuse for oppression.

I learned to cope with my needs for attention by creating my own private personal rituals to make myself feel special.

Love in France is a comedy in England a tragedy in Italy an opera seria and in Germany a melodrama.

We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.

It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history.

I don't like the way recording to digital sounds.

I have never forgotten a picture that I ever made.

Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.

When you are in a hole, the top priority is to stop digging.