"It is a steadfast truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a radiant truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience."

"Strange - is it not? That of the myriads who Before us passed the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the road Which to discover we must travel too."

"It is a subtle truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I am no mother, and I won't be one."

"In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote."

"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

"Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death."