To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls--the World.

The heart will break, but broken live on.

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

And gentle winds and waters near, make music to the lonely ear.

There is no instinct like that of the heart.

Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.

you have learned, and you claim that you know, and yet you live like an ignorant.

There is no dusk to be, There is no dawn that was, Only there's now, and now, And the wind in the grass.

Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability

The violence of our time is caused by obedience.

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.

I always used to say when I was on television that I prefer to be on stage and when on stage I prefer to do television. Typical human condition.

There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of us pay the price?

One thing I've found in any project is almost universally about three quarters of the way through - or maybe a little father, maybe seventh eighths on the way through - any project will explode.

Experience is knowing a lot of things you shouldnt do.

Well, I'm a history buff, anyway. I love learning about different periods, especially in American history. I'm a fan.