"Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing."

"The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination."

"Birth and death we all move between these two unknowns."

"A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness."

"My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it's essentially made up of and is an ecstatic love letter to all other movies - is Christian Marclay's endlessly enticing must-see masterpiece 'The Clock.'"

"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."

"You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate."

"It is a subtle truth that in the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain."