I don’t know that much about who directs what movies, but I’m definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Beauty without expression is boring.

If I waited for perfection… I would never write a word.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.

The language of all the interpretations, the translations, of the Judaic Bible and the Christian Bible, is musical, just wonderful. I read the Bible to myself; I’ll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.

No better way is there to learn to love Nature than to understand Art. It dignifies every flower of the field. And, the boy who sees the thing of beauty which a bird on the wing becomes when transferred to wood or canvas will probably not throw the customary stone.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

You just don’t wake up one day and decide that you need to write songs.

The coniferous forests of the Yosemite Park, and of the Sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in America, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number of species assembled together, and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on.

You know, as a writer, I’m more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.

The ‚Maddox Jolie-Pitt‘ Foundation’s work is inspired by our children and their connections to particular countries.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

There should be a point to movies. Sure, you’re giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisdom.

It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy’s autograph. I’d tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, ‚People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.‘ But she couldn’t really grasp it.

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he’s Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I’m a big fan of his.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

I don’t care how many beauty treatments you have, I don’t care which bag you’re carrying – you have to have a dress.

Life guided me to being a bodyguard, protecting people, then in the movies, so I’m happy with everything because basically all I ever wanted to do was be a good son and take care of my mother.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

If I get stuck, I look at a book that tells me how someone else did it. I turn the pages, and then I say, ‚Oh, I forgot that bit,‘ then close the book and carry on. Finally, after you’ve figured out how to do it, you read how they did it and find out how dumb your solution is and how much more clever and efficient theirs is!

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

In westerns, you meet a hardy bunch of characters. There is no jealousy on such pictures.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Everyone I look up to is bringing me into the tech world. You’d be surprised by all the music people in it, invested in it.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one’s self.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

I never thought, in my lifetime, that you’d be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today.

It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.

My dad used to have an expression – ‚It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.‘

I always had faith in my creative capacity.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you’re in a business with all men.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.

Writing is like a ‚lust,‘ or like ‚scratching when you itch.‘ Writing comes as a result of a very strong impulse, and when it does come, I, for one, must get it out.

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.

Today, I’d like to talk to Bob Marley. I’d just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don’t know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from ‚Redemption Song‘ to ‚Is This Love?‘ and ‚I Shot the Sheriff.‘

Snoop ain’t never cosigned me, but I know everybody is like, ‚That’s the next Snoop.‘ Nah, I’m Nipsey, and I got to work to define myself.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.

People always say that you can’t please everybody. I think that’s a cop-out. Why not attempt it? ‚Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.