Toate familiile fericite se aseamănă între ele. Fiecare familie nefericită este nefericită în felul ei.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.

Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!

Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.

Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised.

They ought to find out how to vaccinate for love, like smallpox.

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

it's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

Anything is better than lies and deceit!

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

Other countries have outeducated us. They have made this a priority. And a big part of what I'm trying to do, frankly, is raise the profile of education and get America to wake up.

There are no I's in we but there are two i's in Wii.

That is what touches me most. When somebody says: you really made a difference.

Peter Baltes was the best bassist I ever played with.

I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come up.

When I was in jail I could only think about what the average person has to go through - the person who has no power to go to the press or no money to hire a lawyer.

Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.

I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail!

I dont think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it to fulfill.