The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.
There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.
What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.
What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true personality from his audience.
The life of states cannot, any more than the life of individuals, be conditioned by the force and the will of a unit, however powerful, but by the consensus of a group, which must one day include all states.
I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.
He who must expend his life to prolong life cannot enjoy it, and he who is still seeking for his life does not have it and can as little enjoy it.
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy life.
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy.
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
Every day I spend in Hollywood, I start to realize how many films are made with no heart and no love. They just do it for the paycheck, and I cannot imagine making a film that way.
I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot.
It's so clear cut with a comedian - you have that reflex action, whereby you laugh or you don't. And so you either love us or you simply cannot see why people are laughing.
If you cannot aim to become a great influential person, at least try to become a decent role model to someone out there.
Tomorrow is not the best time to start your dream. You have already missed yesterday and cannot afford to miss today too.
One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.
There's an old saying about those who cannot remember the past being condemned to repeat it. But those of us who refuse to forget the past are condemned to relive it.
Worry is blind, and cannot discern the future; but Jesus sees the end from the beginning.
