Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Let life be short; else shame will be too long.

This above all: to thine ownself be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Certain, men should be what they seem.

All that glisters is not gold.

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

Time travels in diverse paces with diverse persons. I’ll tell you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal, who time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.

Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd.

I feel good. I've got a lot of energy. I've got a lot of purpose, too.

Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier's occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone.

I've loved sci-fi and speculative fiction since I was a kid. It was inevitable I'd try my hand at it at some point.

I was fortunate enough to have a situation in my life where everything did shake out and hit rock bottom, and I did see who was standing there and really saw who had my back for real.

The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it.

You have to first be a writer and somebody who loves to write. If I couldn't travel, I would still write.

Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma.

Sometimes good countries are so traumatized by events that they lose their bearings and embrace bad leaders.

I understand when people think dressage is boring. But while your standard horse is like driving a Fiesta, our horses are like driving Formula One cars. I can't breathe without the horse reacting. You are training another being to become really responsive and athletic and powerful.

It was really hard to find another project after my first film.

I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.

I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it.

It should be only a part of my life, but it isn't. I have only one thing: my work.

Hinduism is a relentless pursuit of Truth. Truth is God and if today it has become moribund inactive irresponsive to growth it is because we are fatigued and as soon as the fatigue is over Hinduism will burst upon the world with a brilliance perhaps unknown before.

I thought I'd write a massive postmodern novel about Richard the Lionheart and Robin Hood, but it turns out they couldn't have met because the first mention of Robin Hood appears 60 years after Richard died.

You can't just turn love on and off.

Art is to look at not to criticize.

It's about the learning, because obviously I learn more when I fail than when I win.

I feel like I need to continuously keep evolving and moving.

Most books on management are written by management consultants, and they study successful companies after they've succeeded, so they only hear winning stories.

The essence of true friends is to make allowances for another's little lapses.

Dogma in power does have a unique chilling ingredient not exhibited by power however ghastly wielded for its own traditional sake.

Somebody once said, you have to wait 20 years before you can tell if a movie's any good or not so that's probably true.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of but do it in private and wash your hands afterward.