To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.

One can not be just if one is not humane.

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected.

Great thoughts come from the heart.

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.

Obscurity is the realm of error.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

Prosperity makes few friends.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.

The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.

I'll talk about my Tony all day long.

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.

To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.

Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center?

Lewis Booth and Derrick Kuzak represent the very best of Ford and our culture and built a legacy of leadership, integrity and commitment to excellence that will benefit us for years to come.

If you believe in something, then you shouldn’t give up on it.

I always loved music and was drawn to it and affected by it. But it wasn't until I got to San Diego that I started exploring music more.

I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning.

Everybody deserves to be loved.

I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.

One of my goals is to have this incredible body. I want to be strong, to be ripped.

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.

I've lost perspective on what I'm doing. I think it's good for me to take a break and reassess why I'm doing it and how I'm doing it. And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that. I need a break from myself as much as I imagine the audience does.

I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the music talk to me about what it's about.

Better is old wine than new and old friends like wise.

I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.

Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development.

It's very easy to lose track of the environment around you, to lose touch with the present.

If you represent a fantasy for the people who actually go to the cinema, they grab that and go with it; therefore, for the rest of their lives, they actually identify you with a certain thinking - a certain philosophy. There are many actors who want to pursue that same thought in real life as well, and that's perfectly acceptable.

The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing.

I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.

Our young people look up to us. Let us not let them down. Our young people need us. Saving them will make heroes of us all.

I was too shy to go and meet Princess Diana.

My guitar only has five strings 'cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I only play bar chords, and the top one always used to cut me there.