The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.

“My task is to find the authenticity in the character. I tend to go with the script and tell that story.”

“The wise warrior avoids the battle.” 

“…the very commonness of common sense makes it unlikely to have any appeal to the anointed. How can they be wiser and nobler than everyone else while agreeing with everyone else?” 

“Seldom do people think things through foolishly. More often, they do not bother to think things through at all, so that even brainy individuals can reach untenable conclusions because their brainpower means little if it is not deployed and applied.” 

“Age gives you an excuse for not being very good at things that you were not very good at when you were young.” 

“Intellect is not wisdom.” 

“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”

“Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.”

“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.

 “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” 

“Discretion is the better part of valor.”

In time we hate that which we often fear.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

To become a spectator of one’s own life is to escape the suffering of life.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

Each day provides its own gifts.