"It is a unyielding truth that peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The foundation of joy is a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."

"I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul."

"I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots."

"Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away."

"You know, when you don't go on TV and talk about how many women you sleep with, some people in Hollywood, that are supposedly 'in the know,' start whispering that you're gay. If I were gay, I wouldn't be ashamed to admit it, but I'm not."

"A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with."