Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.

Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.

Not only does God play dice with the world He does not let us see what He has rolled.

I felt myself being invaded through and through I crumbled disintegrated and only emptiness remained.

People make filthy things with the freedom they regained.

The fate of a single man can be rich with significance, that of a few hundred less so, but the history of thousands and millions of men does not mean anything at all, in any adequate sense of the word.

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.

I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.

No city owns me, you know what I'm saying? I'm from New York, but no city owns me. Nobody can bottle up my sound and box me in. Yes, I am a rapper, but am I a New York rapper? No. I am from New York, I love New York to death, but I will not conform myself to one place, no.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.

I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road.

The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, 'We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.'

Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind.

When I was modeling in Japan, I could blend in a little because of my hair, but my roommates with blonde hair got harassed. People would touch their hair and grope them in the subway. Actually, a lot of groping happens in the subway in Japan, but that's probably true of subways everywhere.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education.

I have had a 'real' job for only four years of my life, which means I only collected a traditional paycheck for that very short period of time.

One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love.

It is very difficult for any couple who are married if both people are ambitious. I don't know if it's just too hard to be married to a woman that wants to be a movie star.

The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.

I feel a lot healthier when I'm having sex. Physically. I feel all these jitters when I wake up in the morning. Just energy jitters. I take vitamins, I work out every day. When I'm having sex, I don't have that.

Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me.

I can't control what other people do or say. I can only control the one vote I've been bestowed upon by the people in the Tennessee Valley.

Ordinary imperfect people, always choose similarly imperfect people as friends.

Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

I don't want anyone controlling me.

When my editor sent me the first two images of Joker's daughter, I was struck by how confident she looked despite her boney appearance and horribly scarred face. So I starting thinking, how did Duela gain such confidence in a world that prizes beauty?

If you ever want something badly, let it go. If it comes back to you, then it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never yours to begin with.

Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.

In Madrid, there's a big street in the centre called Callao. I remember being there with my mum and pointing to one of the big film posters and saying, 'I want to be up there.' That was my dream, and I got it.