The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.

Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.

God designed the stomach to eject what is bad for it but not the human brain.

We all live under the same sky but we dont all have the same horizon.

First make yourself unpopular, then you will be taken seriously.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship.

I'd say people recognize me, but having children recognize me is the best. It is a very special thing. Suddenly you feel like you have the power to make the children's dreams come true, and it's better than anything else.

Of course I love the action. I absolutely love doing action movies; it's what makes me tick, but I think my dream role is a movie that Will Smith's company has called 'Paper Wings.'

I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party.

If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Constitution useless.

It is reasonable to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.

She's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever.

Divorce is always terrible, but I haven't met anyone who went through it and isn't happier now.

When you're playing a fictional character reacting to the real world, it's incredibly difficult and confusing and kind of messes with your values a bit.

You stick a credit card in a machine, and you pay $3 or whatever it is to get cash - your own money.

I talked a bunch of crap for years and then went out and worked hard. That's the extent of it. There's no magical genius to it, as much as I'd like to think there is. I'm just a guy who works hard - and I hope guys are challenged by that.

It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not that they are tight with money - they just don't trust anyone.

John Chatterton is the kind of person who always seems to be up to some kind of incredible adventure.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

My main problem has been staying healthy.

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.

I grew up on a farm. I didn't have health insurance until I was 24 years old. So, I didn't even know I was poor until the government told me I was poor.

The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists.

My boy and I move. We have this game where if we dress in a particular item of clothing, we have to do a different movement. A hat means 20 jumps - that sort of thing. When I put a scarf on, my son has to drop down and do push-ups, immediately. He thinks it's really funny.

My mother gave me a push. If I hadn't had her, maybe I wouldn't have had the push. If I hadn't gone to military school, maybe I wouldn't have decided to get with the program. Maybe I'd be running a bulldozer, rather than going on and doing something more.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your looking glass.

What the Internet has done is made it easier to stay in touch with people, and social networking has helped me career-wise by helping me keep in touch with my fans.

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.