Rome has seven sacraments, but the Protestant churches, being less prosperous, feel that they can afford only two, and these of inferior sanctity.
Why do we not hear the truth? Because we do not speak it.
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief
Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss.
Practice is the best of all instructors.
Lots of people aren't self-promoters. You've just never heard of them.
As far as commercials were concerned, I did very few, and I did them only when they gave me carte blanche to them the way that I wanted to. And I did them as an exercise, because I, who do very long films, never thought I would be able to tell a story in 30 or 40 seconds - you come across a whole new system and manner of approaching a subject.
To be more free is the goal of all our efforts, for only in perfect freedom can there be perfection.
The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine.