Don't let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something.
The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army
As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.
Every woman's man, and every man's woman.
The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.
Avoid an unusual and unfamiliar word just as you would a reef.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl. '
Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.
Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.
The hardest part of this year has been learning to enjoy it. It's almost like a full-time job reminding myself to live in the moment and not look for more, more, more. . . I see now that people who make movies, this world of creative geniuses that I grew up idolizing, are just normal people who wanted to do something and made it happen. Everything that's happened to me in the last year has only made me feel more like a normal person, more human, but in the most beautiful way.