Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.

If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.

The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer.

I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me.

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?

I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand.

Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

Every man has his faults; I have and so have you - you will allow me to say so!

I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at my art.

There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.

Is an artist much more than a beggar?

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

Treasures are no longer to be got by instrumental art.

I think the guys that get to the All-Star Game deserve a lot of credit. They deserve their opportunity to get out there and let the baseball fandom see them.

My grandfather was a great chef.

When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there's no time like the present.

It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.

I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York.

As you get older as a comedian and keep doing it, what you actually start to cherish on stage is not the build-up to the jokes, but how comfortable you can be in the silence and the non-laughing parts, and how long you can take the audience without a laugh to then get a huge reaction.

I'm happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the two of us.

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.

I wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very distracting and fries my nervous system.

I doubt I'd ever do television to the extent that, say, Gordon Ramsay has.

Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

Anger will always stand in the way of your dreams. Don't let anyone take your dreams.

A potlatch is similar to a court case in that both are prohibitively expensive; both involve lengthy speeches and the vigorous examination and debate of the actions, rights and legal responsibilities of the participants. One has food, singing and spiritual rites; the other, not so much.

One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing.

Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.

Every great genius has an admixture of madness.

All I need is my Chanel dress, my Louboutins, and some red lipstick.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

That's always a cool thing to be the voice of what the eyes are seeing. It gives you the role of the Greek chorus and that's always fun to do.

When you are trying to express things with metaphors and much more subtlety, that's when you are doing yourself a disservice by making a video.

People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R.

I think us gals need to stay in and just change the way it works, so men aren't being workaholics and avoiding life and relationships, and they can make films in a reasonable amount of time, so you can have a family and a life outside of work. And have more balanced, content-driven, enjoyable movies.

As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.