There are many beauties; as, of general nature, of the human face and form, of manners, of brain, or method, moral beauty, or beauty of the soul.

We are immersed in beauty, but our eyes have no clear vision.

We judge of man’s wisdom by his hope.

Wisdom usually grows up on us like calluses when we are old, gnarled and bent.

The world is not composed of heroes and villains, but of men and women with all the passions that God has given them. The ignorant condemn, but the wise pity.

Machinery should be a blessing to mankind and not a curse.

“Secrets have power only as long as they are secret.” 

“we don’t know which of our acts in the present will shape the future. But” 

“Roots can exist without flowers, but no flower can exist without roots. Religion may be a flower, but people are its roots.” 

“Just pause, let the audience absorb the hostility, then say, ‘I didn’t pay him to say that.’ ” 

“the clearest view is always from the bottom. Kennedy” 

“Women have to learn how to talk as much as we listen. Men have to learn how to listen as much as they talk.” 

“Anybody can be with you when you’re right, but only friends are with you when you mess up.” 

“people in the same room understand and empathize with each other in a way that isn’t possible on the page or screen.” 

“Now that being on the road was my choice, not my fate, I lost the melancholy feeling of 'everybody has a home but me'. I could leave—because I could return. I could return—because I knew adventure lay just beyond an open door. Instead of 'either/or', I discovered a whole world of 'and'.” 

“Beware of any motto that glorifies the past. It’s code for restoring hierarchy. For example: “Make America great again.” 

I think you need to have a healthy sense of doubt because I think doubt leads to inquiry.

The less one can think about oneself, the more interesting and attractive one becomes.

For me, I think the bigger something is, the more difficult it is to make it nimble and fleet afoot.”

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.”

“When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.”

“You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.”

“I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.”

“I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.”