When I listen to the engine of my car, I might say it sounds fine, but it would not occur to me to say "What lovely music!

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Buy books. Unlike high calorie food, they don't give heart attacks.

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

High school football in Detroit was not easy at all. There were talented players everywhere.

The music teacher came twice a week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin.

As I talked to our team, we are going to believe that Eric is going to walk onto that field again.

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

I thought it was supposed to be impossible to sneak up on you. Eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf and all.

He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself

It's all good fun - television and movies and so on - but the good thing in theatre is there's nothing and no one between you and the audience so you can do what you want really.