Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful.
Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
Nothing is stronger than habit.
What is without periods of rest will not endure.
The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
Love can't be stolen without willing participants.
In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.
New York, thy name is irreverence and hyperbole. And grandeur.
I don't like making my job easier. How are you accomplishing anything if there's no struggle? If I have to create a struggle that doesn't exist, I'll do that. Time and money constraints are a great way to do it.