It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death.

Only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. One is to let her think she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.

It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves. Of old they spoke the languages of Men, after their own fashion, and liked and disliked much the same things as Men did. But what exactly our relationship is can no longer be discovered.

I don’t know if I could do this with the same energy, and in the same way – all the costume changes and glitter and hair and makeup – all the time. When I’m in my 50s, I kind of think I’ll want to be in a garden.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.

A child wants things to be a certain way. When you get to be an adult, you just understand that some people are good, some are not, and you can’t be naive.

I’m always worried about everything. Like spiders.

It’s always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper.

Creative people don’t behave very well generally. If you’re looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you’re gonna be depressed real fast. I don’t have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She’s my first priority.

Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

It is very hard to not be able to engage with people in a real and honest way because they either want something from me, or they see me as something that I simply am not.

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A. I really like living in America. I feel more at home here than anywhere else.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

Every man’s reputation proceeds from those of his own household.

Death wasn’t part of God’s original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy – the last enemy to be destroyed.

I understand aggressiveness in only one way: being prepared to hurt yourself, not someone else.

If we depend for our happiness on another, on society or on environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we violently oppose because we depend upon them for our psychological security and comfort.

Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment.

It’s like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf… most of the seasoning settles to the bottom of the bottle. But when you shake that bottle up, all the ingredients mix together and then the dressing can add flavor to a salad. In the same way, we can stir ourselves up and regain the reverence, respect and awe we once had for the Lord.

At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation. The fear starts in the boardroom, comes down to managers and through to players. The fans sense it.

I’ve learned that we all change constantly. It’s rare to find that person who is growing with you in the same way at the same time, who encourages you to grow.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn’t take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I’m learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, ‚I can’t go to Kmart. I can’t take my kids to the haunted house.‘

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

How one life turns out is not dependent on what people do to us or what they don’t do for us.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We always blamed the Devil. I think today when I say the Enemy, I like to make it broader. Sometimes the Enemy can be our own thoughts.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do.

When I get married, it’ll be no secret.

Fame may go by and – so long, I’ve had you.

I love the attention but I don’t like too much of it.

Tradition is the illusion of permanence.

One must marry one’s feelings to one’s beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one’s life.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.

I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it’s spoken.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

I’ve been careful in love. I’ve been careless in love. And I’ve had adventures I wouldn’t trade for anything.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

None of the records I make are ever a deliberate construction – they’re always an expression of who I am at the time and where I am in my life.

A lot of people like to do certain things, but they’re not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

There’s no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively – I am one with the people.

More businesses should be following Apple’s stance in encouraging more investment in sustainability.

I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now I’ve got kids and responsibilities, so I can’t be my own test pilot. That wouldn’t be a good idea. But I definitely want to fly as soon as it’s a sensible thing to do.

What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you? If anger, pain and fear come out of you, it’s because that’s what’s inside.

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.

If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.