“ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about ”

“ I have to be someone; maybe I'm just doing it for my father. When I made a movie, it had to be a hit because when he died, he was a flop director. ”

“ The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. ”

“ The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. ”

“ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ”

“ Silence is sometimes the best answer. ”

“ You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ”

“ What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ”

“ Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ”

“ Imagination is more important than knowledge. ”